What is of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type called?
acanthaceous — (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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