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acanthus
noun(acan-thus)
any of a genus (Acanthus of the family Acanthaceae, the acanthus family) of prickly perennial herbs chiefly of the Mediterranean region
acanthus
noun(acan-thus)
an ornamentation (as in a Corinthian capital) representing or suggesting the leaves of the acanthus

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