echinus plural
e·chi·nus
The plural form of echinus is echini
E eDefinitions
- noun plural echinus any sea urchin of the genus Echinus. 1
- noun plural echinus Architecture. an ovolo molding, especially one having an outline with several radii or one carved with an egg-and-dart pattern. the prominent circular molding supporting the abacus of a Doric or Tuscan capital. Also called cymatium. the circular molding, usually carved with an egg-and-dart pattern, forming part of an Ionic capital between the volutes and under the balteus. 1