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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus.
2. 2
   widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers wordnet
3. 3
   Any species of the genus Acanthus.
4. 4
   A species of hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium rare

Synonyms

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acanthus mollisbear's breechessea holly