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acanthus

acanthus (plural acanthuses or acanthi)

1. A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
2. (architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, and used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.

Definizione dizionario acanthus

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acanthus

Altri significati:

A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.

ornament

(architecture) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of '''Acanthus spinosus''' , and used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.