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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 projection
Familiarity information: ACANTHA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any sharply pointed projection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting two and three dimensional shapes
Synonyms:
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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