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acantha.

A prickle.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/əˈkæn.θə/General-American
  1. A prickle.

  2. A spine or prickly fin.

  3. A spinous process of a vertebra.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”), from ἀκή (akḗ, “point”) + ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”).

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