bear's breech
bear's breech · bear's breeches
Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus…Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus.
Meaning
3 sensesAny of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus.
Any species of the genus Acanthus.
(rare)A species of hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium
Wiesen-Bärenklau
More definitions
- widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers
Translations
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Heracleum sphondylium:
Forms
plural: bear's breechesSynonyms
6 synonymsAcanthus mollis:common bear's breech
Acanthus spinosus:spiny bear's breech
Any Acanthus species:acanthus
Close in meaning
- widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers:bear's breechessea hollyAcanthus mollis
See also
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