acanthaceous

[ ak-uhn-they-shuhs ]

adjective
  1. having prickly growths.

  2. belonging to the plant family Acanthaceae.

Origin of acanthaceous

1
1745–55; <New Latin Acanthace(ae) (see acanthus, -aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for acanthaceous

acanthaceous

/ (ˌækənˈθeɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to the Acanthaceae, a mainly tropical and subtropical family of flowering plants that includes the acanthus

  2. having spiny or prickly outgrowths

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