ACANTHACEOUS

acanthaceous (comparative more acanthaceous, superlative most acanthaceous)

(botany): Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the Acanthaceae family.[First attested in the mid 18th century.]

Armed with prickles, as a plant.

Source: Wiktionary

Ac"an*tha"ceous, a.

1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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