Acanthus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”). === Pronunciation === English: (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θəs/ (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θəs/ === Proper noun === Acanthus m A taxonomic genus within the family Acanthaceae – prickly herbs that grow in the Mediterranean; the acanthuses. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I – clades; Lamiales – order; Acanthaceae – family; Acanthoideae – subfamily; Acantheae – tribe ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Acanthus mollis (bear's breeches) – type species; Acanthus balcanicus, Acanthus dioscoridis, Acanthus ebracteatus, Acanthus eminens, Acanthus hirsutus, Acanthus ilicifolius, Acanthus montanus, Acanthus polystachyus, Acanthus spinosus, Acanthus syriacus – selected other species === References === Acanthus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Acanthus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Acanthus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Acanthus at USDA Plants database Acanthus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Acanthus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Acantheae at APWeb Acanthus at Plants of the World Online Acanthus at Tropicos