Search results
- Acanthus family)Acanthaceae (/ækænˈθeɪsiːˌaɪ, -siˌi/) is a family (the acanthus family) of dicotyledonous flowering plants containing almost 250 genera and about 2500...30 KB (2,384 words) - 03:26, 8 April 2024
- In Greek mythology, Acanthus (Ancient Greek: Ακανθος Akanthos means 'thorn') was the son of Autonous (son of Melaneus) and Hippodamia. He was the brother...4 KB (523 words) - 23:53, 5 January 2023
- Acanthus the Lacedaemonian (Ancient Greek: Ἄκανθος), was the victor in two footrace events, the diaulos (δίαυλος) and dolichos (δόλιχος), in the Olympic...2 KB (171 words) - 07:29, 31 July 2023
HMS Acanthus was a Flower-class corvette of the Royal Navy. Acanthus was one of ten Flower-class corvettes ordered on 21 September 1939, in the fourth...4 KB (177 words) - 16:19, 17 December 2023
Acanthus mollis, commonly known as bear's breeches, sea dock, bear's foot plant, sea holly, gator plant or oyster plant, is a species of plant in the family...9 KB (776 words) - 22:55, 1 November 2023- Look up acanthus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Acanthus (pl.: acanthus, rarely acanthuses in English, or acanthi in Latin), its feminine form acantha...2 KB (236 words) - 10:41, 7 November 2023
- Acanthus hawkmoth)Pseudodolbina fo, the acanthus hawkmoth, is a moth of the family Sphingidae. It is found from Nepal, Bhutan and north-eastern India into Tibet. The wingspan...2 KB (129 words) - 20:47, 31 March 2024
- Flame Acanthus)by a variety of names including flame acanthus, Wright's desert honeysuckle, hummingbird bush, Wright acanthus, Wright anisacanth, Texas firecracker,...4 KB (279 words) - 22:00, 19 March 2021
- See also: Acanthus and -acanthus From Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos), from ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”). (Received
- Britannica, Volume 1 Acanthus 131241911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Volume 1 — Acanthus For works with similar titles, see Acanthus. ACANTHUS (the Greek and Latin
)