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Latin/Greek Language English Example Search for titles containing the word or using the prefix: acanthus etc. G ἄκανθος (ákanthos) thorny, spiny: Acanthus plant; Parorchis acanthus, a flatworm Munida acantha, a squat lobster; prickly ceratina, Ceratina acantha spiny dogfish, Squalus acanthias; Reinhardt's snake-eater, Polemon acanthias
Acanthus (plant), a genus containing plants used for ornament and in traditional medicine Acanthus (ornament) , ornamental forms in architecture using the leaf shape Acanthus , an entomological term for a thornlike projection on an insect , typically a single-celled cuticular growth without tormogen (socket) or sensory cells
Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and Asia.
Acanthus mollis is a leafy, clump-forming perennial herb with tuberous roots. It has a basal rosette of dark glossy green, lobed or divided, glabrous leaves 50 cm (20 in) long and 30 cm (12 in) wide on a petiole 20–30 cm (7.9–11.8 in) long.
Acanthus mollis on the ruins of the Palatine Hill, Rome. Acantha (Ancient Greek: Ἀκάνθα, romanized: Akántha, lit. 'thorn' [1]) is often claimed to be a minor character in Greek mythology whose metamorphosis was the origin of the Acanthus plant. [2] Acantha's myth however does not appear in any classical source. [3]
List of Greek and Latin roots in English; List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names; List of plant genera named for people: A–C, D–J, K–P, Q–Z; List of plant family names with etymologies
Origin: Latin raptor. Meaning: "robber, thief". Frequently used for dromaeosaurids or similar animals. The term "raptor" by itself may also be used for a dromeosaurid, a Velociraptor, or originally, a bird of prey. Examples: Velociraptor ("speedy thief"); Utahraptor ("thief from Utah"); Raptorex ("thief king")-rex: Pronunciation: /rεks ...
List of Greek and Latin roots in English; List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names; List of plant genera named for people: A–C, D–J, K–P, Q–Z; List of plant genus names with etymologies: A–C, D–K, L–P, Q–Z