Any plant of the genus Acanthus or (more widely) the family Acanthaceae.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Balthazar Gerbier (1592–?1667), art agent, miniature painter, and architect. From French acanthe and its etymon classical Latin acanthusacanthus.
Definition of acanth in US English:
acanth
nounəˈkanθ
rare
Any plant of the genus Acanthus or (more widely) the family Acanthaceae.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Balthazar Gerbier (1592–?1667), art agent, miniature painter, and architect. From French acanthe and its etymon classical Latin acanthus acanthus.