English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
acanth- (“spine”) + -ous (“having”)[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
acanthous (comparative more acanthous, superlative most acanthous)
- (botany) Synonym of spinous
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References[edit]
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)