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  1. acanthine: Merriam-Webster
  2. acanthine: Collins English Dictionary
  3. acanthine: Wordnik
  4. acanthine: Wiktionary
  5. acanthine: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. Acanthine, acanthine: Dictionary.com
  7. Acanthine: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  8. acanthine: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  9. Acanthine: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  10. acanthine: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  11. acanthine: FreeDictionary.org
  12. acanthine: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. acanthine: Merriam-Webster

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  1. acanthine: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (acanthine)

▸ adjective:  Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus, or its leaves.

Similar:
acanthial, acanthotic, acanthological, acantholytic, acanthodian, acanthocytic, acanthocytotic, acanthamoebal, acanthamoebic, aconitic, more...

Opposite:
acanthous, non-acanthine, smooth, unspiny

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Similar:
acanthial, acanthotic, acanthological, acantholytic, acanthodian, acanthocytic, acanthocytotic, acanthamoebal, acanthamoebic, aconitic, more...

Opposite:
acanthous, non-acanthine, smooth, unspiny



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