acanthine
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin acanthinus, from acanthus + English -ine (“relating to”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
acanthine (comparative more acanthine, superlative most acanthine)
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves. [First attested in the mid 18th century.][2]
Translations edit
References edit
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
- ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “acanthine”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Latin edit
Adjective edit
acanthine