acanthaceous

[ak-uh n-they-shuh s]

adjective

having prickly growths.
belonging to the plant family Acanthaceae.

Compare acanthus family.

Origin of acanthaceous

1745–55; < New Latin Acanthace(ae) (see acanthus, -aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for acanthaceous

acanthaceous

adjective

of or relating to the Acanthaceae, a mainly tropical and subtropical family of flowering plants that includes the acanthus
having spiny or prickly outgrowths

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