Acantha










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Acantha \A*can"tha\, n. [Gr. ? thorn, fr. ? point. See Acute.]

1. (Bot.) A prickle.
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2. (Zool.) A spine or prickly fin.
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3. (Anat.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a
vertebra. --Dunglison.
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acantha
n 1: any sharply pointed projection [syn: spur, spine,
acantha]

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