acanthus

/uh-kan-thuhs/US // əˈkæn θəs //UK // (əˈkænθəs) //

棘刺,棘皮,棘叶树,棘叶

Definitions

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plural a·can·thus·es, a·can·thi [uh-kan-thahy]. /əˈkæn θaɪ/.
- : 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.
- : an architectural ornament, as in the Corinthian capital, resembling the leaves of this plant.

This basket happened to be placed just above the root of an acanthus.
The legs are boldly carved with the acanthus leaf, and everything about the piano is as elegant as possible.
It has a greater resemblance to the acanthus plant than it has to any solar disk imaginable.
The tamarisk appears afterwards to have given the idea of a subdivision of leaf more pure and quaint than that of the acanthus.
The capitals are formed by the semi-Gothic classical acanthus leaves of the period.