acantha

Senso (Inglese)

1. A prickle.
2. A spine or prickly fin.
3. A spinous process of a vertebra.

Sinonimi

spine

thorn

spur

peak

pike

piton

point

prickle

prod

prong

quill

score

shaft

shot

spike

sticker

tab

tine

tip

acanthae

aculeus

barb

spina spinae

fix

oka

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/əˈkæn.θə/

Etimologia (Inglese)

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “thorn”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).