acanthus

acanthus has 3 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 8.

Definitions

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