| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb acanthinely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (acanthinely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective acanthine.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ACANTHINE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Acanthine \A*can"thine\, adjective. [Latin expression acanthinus, Greek, thorny. See Acanthus.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ACANTHINE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Pertaining to the plant, acanthus. The acanthine garments of the ancients were made of the down of thistles, or embroidered in imitation of the acanthus.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Adjective] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
