Acanthus

Acanthus (plural: acanthus, rarely acanthuses (English) or acanthi (Latin), or feminine form - acantha) is the Latinized form of the Greek Acanthos or Akanthos. It can also be used as the prefix Acantho-, meaning 'thorny'. It may refer to:

Botany

Acanthus (plant), in botany, is both a common name and a genus of flowering plant

Architecture

Acanthus (ornament), form in architecture and in leather carving derived from the acanthus plant.

Cities

Acanthus, Ontario
Acanthus (Greece), the name of an ancient Greek city of the Chalcidice
Acanthus (Egypt), an ancient city of Egypt

Individuals

Acanthus (mythology) or Acantha was a Greek mythological figure (possibly a nymph) associated with the acanthus plant.
Acanthus of Sparta was a Spartan athlete
'Acanthus' was the pen-name of the cartoonist Dr Harold Frank Hoar

Fiction

Acanthus are a fictional path of enchanters, magicians and witches in White Wolf's Mage: the Awakening RPG

Translation

The word "Acanthus" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Catalan, Dutch.

Translation(s) in other languages: German: Akanthus, Spanish: Acanto (desambiguación), Italian: Acanto (disambigua), Romanian: Acanthus (dezambiguizare), Russian: Акант, Ukrainian: Акант.