- Acanthine
- Acanthine A*can"thine, a. [L. acanthinus, Gr. ?, thorny, fr. ?. See {Acanthus}.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus. [1913 Webster]
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Acanthine
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acanthine — [ə kan′thin, ə kan′thīn΄, ə kan′thēn΄] adj. of or resembling an acanthus or its leaves * * * See acanthus. * * * … Universalium
ACANTHINE — Arabici sinûs insul. apud Ptol. Angotina Stuckio, proxima Daphninae, inter insul. Magorum et Orneon … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
acanthine — [ə kan′thin, ə kan′thīn΄, ə kan′thēn΄] adj. of or resembling an acanthus or its leaves … English World dictionary
acanthine — adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus … Wiktionary
acanthine — acan·thine … English syllables
acanthine — əˈkan(t)thə̇n, nˌthīn adjective Etymology: Latin acanthinus, from acanthus + inus ine 1. : of or relating to the acanthus plant 2. : resembling the leaves of the acanthus plant … Useful english dictionary
acanthus — acanthine /euh kan thin, thuyn/, adj. /euh kan theuhs/, n., pl. acanthuses, acanthi / thuy/. 1. any of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers. Cf.… … Universalium
Medieval Bulgarian coins — The Medieval Bulgarian Coins are the coins minted by the Bulgarian Emperors during the Middle Ages at the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire. There is no evidence that coins were minted during the First Bulgarian Empire, and minting ceased after … Wikipedia
Medieval Bulgarian coinage — are the coins minted by the Bulgarian Emperors during the Middle Ages at the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire. There is no evidence that coins were minted during the First Bulgarian Empire, and minting ceased after the fall of the Second… … Wikipedia
acanth- — ⇒ACANTH(O) , (ACANTH , ACANTHO ), élément préf. Signifie « épine »; entre dans la compos. de subst. et d adj. substantivables appartenant à la bot., à l ichtyol., à la zool., plus rarement à la minér. Le 2e élément est toujours d orig. gr. (cf.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
