acanthaceous

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acanthaceous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Acanthaceous \Ac"an*tha"ceous\, a.
     1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.
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     2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of
        plants of which the acanthus is the type.
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