how to pronounce acanthus

/əˈkæn.θəs/

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acanthus is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of acanthus

noun:

A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Scrophulariales) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.

acanthus frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word acanthus occurs in english on average 0.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics acanthus can be related to

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1) life, nature, and living environment;