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8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
originFrom Latin acanthus, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- anchusa 12
- canthus 12
- chaunts 12
- staunch 12
- acanth 11
- ashcan 11
- chanas 11
- chants 11
- chaunt 11
- cushat 11
- nachas 11
- nautch 11