acanthine

adjective

acan·​thine

əˈkan(t)thə̇n,

-nˌthīn

1

: of or relating to the acanthus plant

2

: resembling the leaves of the acanthus plant

Word History

Etymology

Latin acanthinus, from acanthus + -inus -ine

First Known Use

1753, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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