Ac″an‐tha″ceous (�), a. 1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.
2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Ac″an‐tha″ceous (�), a. 1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.
2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.