8 Letter Words for Acanthus
acanthus
7 Letter Words for Acanthus
acanths, anchusa, ascaunt, canthus, staunch, utahans
6 Letter Words for Acanthus
acanth, anthus, ashcan, canaut, cantus, casaun, chanst, chants, chauna, chuana, cushat, haunts, huacas, nachas, nachus, nautch, nuchas, shatan, snatch, stanch, sunhat, tacans, tanach, thanas, tucana, tuscan, uncast, unhats, utahan
5 Letter Words for Acanthus
acast, actus, ahsan, ahunt, antas, ascan, astun, aucht, aunts, canst, cants, casha, catan, causa, chant, chats, chaus, chuts, cunts, hansa, hants, hasan, hasnt, hasta, haunt, hausa, haust, huaca, hunts, nasat, nasch, nasua, natch, natus, nauch, nucha, sanct, santa, satan, sauch, sauna, saunt, sauta, scant, scath, scaut, scuta, shant, shunt, snath, staun, suant, tacan, tachs, tahas, tahua, tanas, tanha, tanhs, thana, thans, tuans, tunas, tunca, unact, unhat, usant
4 Letter Words for Acanthus
aahs, acta, acth, acts, actu, acus, ahas, anas, anat, ansa, ansu, anta, ants, antu, anus, asta, atua, auca, aunt, auth, cans, cant, casa, cash, cast, cath, cats, caus, chaa, chan, chas, chat, chun, chut, cunt, cush, cust, cuts, hans, hant, hasn, hast, hats, haut, huns, hunt, hust, huts, nach, nasa, nash, nast, nats, natu, naut, nuts, sana, sant, sata, saut, scan, scat, scun, scut, shan, shua, shun, shut, stun, such, sunt, tach, taha, tana, tanh, tans, tash, tasu, taun, taus, tchu, than, thus, tsun, tuan, tuna, tuns, tush, unca, uncs, unct, unta, utah, utas, utch
3 Letter Words for Acanthus
aah, aas, ach, act, aha, ahs, ahu, ana, anc, ans, ant, anu, ash, ast, auh, can, cat, cha, chn, chs, cns, cst, ctn, cts, cun, cut, han, has, hat, hau, hts, hun, hut, naa, nah, nas, nat, nth, nus, nut, saa, sac, sah, san, sat, sau, sch, sct, sha, sht, sta, sun, taa, tan, tas, tau, tch, tha, tsh, tua, tun, uca, uhs, una, unc, unh, uns, usa, ush, ust, uta, utc, uts
Definitions for Acanthus
[1] any of several plants of the genus Acanthus, of the Mediterranean region, having spiny or toothed leaves and showy, white or purplish flowers. Compare acanthus family.
[2] an architectural ornament, as in the Corinthian capital, resembling the leaves of this plant.
[3] any shrub or herbaceous plant of the genus Acanthus, native to the Mediterranean region but widely cultivated as ornamental plants, having large spiny leaves and spikes of white or purplish flowers: family Acanthaceae See also bear's-breech
[4] a carved ornament based on the leaves of the acanthus plant, esp as used on the capital of a Corinthian column
Words nearby Acanthus
acanthosis, acanthosis nigricans, acanthous, acanthrocyte, acanthrocytosis, acanthus, acanthus family, acapnia, acapulco, acapulco gold, acarbose
Origin of Acanthus
1610–20; < New Latin, Latin < Greek ákanthos bear's-foot
Other words from Acanthus
a·can·thine [uh -kan -thin, -thahyn] /əˈkæn θɪn, -θaɪn/ , adjective
Word origin for Acanthus
C17: New Latin, from Greek akanthos, from akantha thorn, spine
