ACANTHUS

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.

2.
n.

An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.