The Collaborative International Dictionary
Acantha \A*can"tha\, n. [Gr. ? thorn, fr. ? point. See Acute.]
(Bot.) A prickle.
(Zo["o]l.) A spine or prickly fin.
(Anat.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.
--Dunglison.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context botany English) A prickle. 2 (context zoology English) A spine or prickly fin. 3 (context anatomy English) A spinous process of a vertebra.
Wikipedia
Acantha ( Greek: Ἀκάνθα, English translation: "thorny") is often claimed to be a minor character in Greek mythology whose metamorphosis was the origin of the Acanthus plant. The tale goes that Acantha was a nymph loved by the god Apollo. Acantha however rebuffed Apollo's advances and scratched his face when he tried to rape her. As a result, Apollo transformed her into the Acanthus, a plant with spiny leaves.
Usage examples of "acantha".
I had discovered that the majority of Wraeththu rarely passed to a higher level than Acantha, which is the first of Ulani.
My father raised my level to Acantha to purge the contamination of pelcia and chaitra away .
I could see that he thought I was deceiving myself, wondering how on earth I could be third level Acantha when I was such a fool.