Acantha
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noun.
A sharp spiny part or structure, such as the spinous process of a vertebra.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
botany
, a prickle.
noun.
In
zoology
, a spine or prickly fin.
noun.
In
anatomy
: One of the spinous processes of the vertebræ. The vertebral column as a whole.
noun.
[
capitalized
] In
entomology
, a genus of coleopterous insects.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A prickle.
noun.
A spine or prickly fin.
noun.
The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
prickle
.
noun.
A spine or
prickly
fin.
noun.
(Can we
verify
(+) this sense?) The
vertebral
column; the
spinous
process of a vertebra.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
any sharply pointed projection
Word Usage
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Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
projection
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
prickle