acanth-

• acantho- (before a consonant)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθος (ákanthos, “thorn plant”), from ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkænθ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /əˈkænθ/

acanth-

1. Having thorns.

• Tanach