acanthaceous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ak′ən thā′shəs)


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ac•an•tha•ceous  (ak′ən thā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Plant Biologyhaving prickly growths.
  2. Plant Biologybelonging to the plant family Acanthaceae. Cf. acanthus family.
  • Neo-Latin Acanthace(ae) (see acanthus, -aceae) + -ous
  • 1745–55


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