acanto-acanthus: meaning, definitions and translations

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What is acanto? acanto is acanthus

What is acanthus?

  • (BOT). Pianta erbacea perenne, le cui foglie furono prese nell’antichità a modello del capitello corinzio.

    (BOT). Perennial herbaceous plant, whose leaves were taken in antiquity as a model of the Corinthian capital.

  • (ARCHIT). Il fregio del capitello corinzio.

    (ARCHIT). The frieze of the Corinthian capital.

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