acanthaceous

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Synonyms: acanaceous

Antonyms: acanaceous

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|botany}}: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a member of the {{taxfmt|Acanthaceae|family}} family.{{defdate|First attested in the mid 18th century.}}<ref name=SOED>Brown, Lesley, ed. ''The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.'' 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.</ref>
2. Armed with [[prickles]], as a plant.

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