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† ăcanthĭcē mastĭchē = ἀκανθικὴ μαστίχη, the juice of the plant helxine, Plin. 21, 16, 56, § 96.

† ăcanthillis, ĭdis, f., = ἀκανθιλλίς, wild asparagus, App. Herb. 84.

ăcanthĭnus, a, um, adj. [acanthus], resembling the plant bear’s-foot, Col. 9, 4, 4, and Plin. 25, 7, 38, § 78.

† ăcanthĭon, i, n., = ἀκάνθιον, a species of thistle, Plin. 24, 12, 66, § 108.

† ăcanthis, ĭdis, f., = ἀκανθίς.

  1. I. A little bird of a dark-green color, that lives in the thorn bushes, the thistle-finch or goldfinch (pure Lat. carduelis): Fringilla carduelis, Linn.; Plin. 10, 63, 83, § 175; 10, 74, 95, § 205.
  2. II. A plant, called also senecio, groundsel, Plin. 25, 13, 106, § 168.

Ăcanthĭus, a, um, adj., from Acanthus, a town in Macedonia: sal, Plin. 31, 7, 41, § 85.

    1. 1. † ăcanthus, i, m., = ἄκανθος.
  1. I. The plant bear’s-breech, bear’s-foot, or brankursine: Acanthus mollis, Linn.; Verg. E. 3, 45; 4, 20; id. G. 4, 123; id. A. 1, 649; Plin. 22, 22, 34, § 76 al.
  2. II. Fem., a thorny evergreen tree of Egypt, Verg. G. 2, 119; Vell. 2, 56, 2; Plin. 24, 12, 66 sq.

2. Ăcanthus, i, f., = Ἄκανθος, a town of Macedonia, now Erisso, Liv. 31, 45 fin.; Mel. 2, 2, 9; Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.

† ăcanthyllis, ĭdis, f., = ἀκανθυλλίς, a little bird, Plin. 10, 33, 50, § 96.