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ACANTHA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does acantha mean? 

ACANTHA (noun)
  The noun ACANTHA has 1 sense:

1. any sharply pointed projectionplay

  Familiarity information: ACANTHA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ACANTHA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Any sharply pointed projection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes

Synonyms:

acantha; spine; spur

Hypernyms ("acantha" is a kind of...):

projection (any solid convex shape that juts out from something)

Derivation:

acanthous (shaped like a spine or thorn)


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