definition of the word acanthaceous

• Rhymes: -eɪʃəs

acanthaceous (comparative more acanthaceous, superlative most acanthaceous)

1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.
2. (botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.

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