acantha
Meanings
noun
- A prickle.
- A spine or prickly fin.
- A spinous process of a vertebra.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
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