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anacanthous

anacanthous adjective: without thorns or spines.

Adjective

anacanthous (not comparable)

  1. Without thorns or spines.

Origin of anacanthous

From an- + acanthous.

Questions about anacanthous

What does anacanthous mean?
Anacanthous means without thorns or spines.
What part of speech is anacanthous?
Anacanthous is an adjective.

Words near anacanthous in the dictionary

  1. anacamptically
  2. anacamptics
  3. anacampylotropous
  4. anacanthobatid
  5. anacanthobatids
  6. anacanthous
  7. Anacapa
  8. Anacapri
  9. anacardate
  10. anacardates
  11. anacardiaceous

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