Acanthocephala: Definition and part of speech

Acanthocephala

  1. n. pl. A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Acanthaceous: Definition and part of speech

Acanthaceous

  1. a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.
  2. a. Armed with prickles, as a plant.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Acantha: Definition and part of speech

Acantha

  1. n. The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.
  2. n. A prickle.
  3. n. A spine or prickly fin.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.