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Shrubs some azalea can’t hide
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acanthi
Word definitions for acanthi in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl. E. Acanthuses , L. Acanthi . (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus ( Acanthus ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated [also: acanthi (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (en-irregular plural of: acanthus )
Usage examples of acanthi.
There was nothing architectural, nothing monumental about it: it had no roof with iron cross, no octagon lantern, no slender pillars spreading at the margin of the roof into capitals of acanthi and flowers, no fantastic and monstrous waterspouts, no carved woodwork, no delicate sculpture deeply cut in stone.