Meanings
adjectiveacanaceous (not comparable)
- not comparablerareBearing prickles or thistles; prickly.
But in addition, Johnathan, as the mocked parent, intended to see that the bed was as hard, knotty and acanaceous as the father knew how to make it.
1921, William Dudley Pelley, The Fog: A Novel, page 276
Translations
Ukrainian гостре
- гостре (hostre)something sharp (correct this, if I am wrong)
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acanaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acanaceous
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Chicago
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