Clues for the word "ACANTHUS"
We've had 11 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 12 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Penny Dell Sunday crossword on June 16, 2024.
Definition of acanthus
- n. - A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
- n. - An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
Referring Clues
- Ornate leaf, or a design patterned after it
- Shrub or herbaceous plant
- Widely grown Mediterranean plant with spiny leaves
- Prickly plant
- A container so appropriate for plant
- Prickly plant in a container shut carelessly
- Article is enabled, so it grows
- Plant producing such a tan
- Herbaceous plant or shrub
- Mediterranean plant
- Thistlelike plant
Last Seen In
- Penny Dell Sunday - June 16, 2024
- Penny Dell Sunday - December 10, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - July 31, 2023
- Mirror Quick - November 04, 2017
- Guardian Quick - September 09, 2017
- Evening Standard Easy - June 15, 2017
- Guardian Cryptic - December 04, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - August 22, 2007
- Guardian Quick - May 06, 2007
- Guardian Cryptic - August 11, 2004
- Guardian Cryptic - December 23, 2003
- New York Times - February 27, 2001