acanthus

acanthus is a 8-letter English word with 3 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
2. noun. An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
3. noun. any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

Common word forms

acanthuses

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