Words starting with acanthusf
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- acanthus — any shrub or herbaceous plant of the genus Acanthus, native to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated as ornamental plants, having large spiny leaves and spikes of white or purplish flowers: family Acanthaceae
- acanthus family — the plant family Acanthaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, clusters of tubular bracted flowers, and seeds sometimes dispersed by exploding fruit, including the acanthus, caricature, and shrimp plant.
- acantha — a pointed, projecting structure, such as a thorn or prickle
- acanthaceous — of or relating to the Acanthaceae, a mainly tropical and subtropical family of flowering plants that includes the acanthus
- acanthamebiasis — (pathology) Alternative form of acanthamoebiasis.
- acanthamoeba — Any amoeba of the genus Acanthamoeba, found chiefly in soil.
- acanthesthesia — A type of paresthesia characterized by a tingling, numbing sensation as of being pierced by needles, usually caused by the (temporary) clamping of nerves.
- acanthine — of or resembling an acanthus
- acanthion — (medicine) A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.
- acanthite — the orthorhombic form of silver sulfide.