Get to know Acanthus better with 6 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like herb.
Acanthus in a sentence
Acanthus meaning
- A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India.
- An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
Synonyms of Acanthus
Using Acanthus
- The main meaning on this page is: A member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India. | An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of Acanthus spinosus, used in the capitals of the Corinthian and composite orders.
- Useful related words include: herb, herbaceous plant.
- In the example corpus, acanthus often appears in combinations such as: of acanthus.
Context around Acanthus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Acanthus
- In this selection, "acanthus" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, decorative, foliage, leaves and plant stand out and add context to how "acanthus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include acanthus is a and of an acanthus plant which. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "acanthus" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with acanthus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The basket had been placed on the root of an acanthus plant which had grown up around it. (18 words)
The plants most often used are stylized versions of the acanthus, with its emphasis on leafy forms, and the vine, with an equal emphasis on twining stems. (27 words)
According to Harold Osborne, in France, the "characteristic development of the French arabesque combined bandwork deriving from the moresque with decorative acanthus foliage radiating from C-scrolls connected by short bars". (31 words)
Corinthian order Corinthian order main The Corinthian order is the most ornate of the Greek orders, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate capital decorated with two rows of acanthus leaves and four scrolls. (36 words)
Acanthus is a gift shop which sells soft furnishings, fragrances, and scented candles among other giftware, It has a sister shop, Corbridge Cookshop (J.F. Walton and Sons), also on Middle Street. (32 words)
According to Harold Osborne, in France, the "characteristic development of the French arabesque combined bandwork deriving from the moresque with decorative acanthus foliage radiating from C-scrolls connected by short bars". (31 words)
Example sentences (6)
Acanthus is a gift shop which sells soft furnishings, fragrances, and scented candles among other giftware, It has a sister shop, Corbridge Cookshop (J.F. Walton and Sons), also on Middle Street.
According to Harold Osborne, in France, the "characteristic development of the French arabesque combined bandwork deriving from the moresque with decorative acanthus foliage radiating from C-scrolls connected by short bars".
Corinthian order Corinthian order main The Corinthian order is the most ornate of the Greek orders, characterized by a slender fluted column having an ornate capital decorated with two rows of acanthus leaves and four scrolls.
The basket had been placed on the root of an acanthus plant which had grown up around it.
The plants most often used are stylized versions of the acanthus, with its emphasis on leafy forms, and the vine, with an equal emphasis on twining stems.
The Tivoli Order's Corintinan Capital has two rows of Acanthus (ornament) and its abacus is decorated with oversize fleuron (architectural) in the form of hibiscus flowers with pronounced spiral pistils.
Common combinations with acanthus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of acanthus 2×