Crossword clues for acanthi
acanthi
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 spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders. [1913 Webster] ||
Wiktionary
n. (en-irregular plural of: acanthus)
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)]
See 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.