acantáceo, a.
(Of acanthus).
1. adj. Bot. Said of dicotyledonous flowering plants, shrubs and herbs, have stem and nudosos ramos, opposite leaves, flowers of five petals, axillary or Terminal and rarely solitary, and for fruit a membranous, leathery or cartilaginous box containing several seeds without albumen; e.g., the acanthus. U t. c. s.
2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family.
ORTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.
