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Webster 1828 Edition


Acanaceous

ACANA'CEOUS

, a acana'shus. [Gr. a prickly shrub.]
Armed with prickles. A class of plants are called acanaceae.

Definition 2024


acanaceous

acanaceous

English

Adjective

acanaceous (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to something bearing prickles or thistles; something prickly.

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