† polyacanthousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polyacanthus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin polyacanthus (1827 or earlier as specific epithet in botanical use; < poly- poly- comb. form + ancient Greek ἄκανθα spine, thorn: see acanthus n.) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin Polyacanthus (1769 or earlier), Polyacantha (1844 or earlier), genus names of plants, and also classical Latin polyacanthos a kind of thistle (Pliny), Hellenistic Greek πολυάκανθος welted thistle (Theophrastus). Compare pentacanthous adj. at penta- comb. form 1, oligacanthous adj. at oligo- comb. form , myriacanthous adj. at myria- comb. form 2, etc.

Botany. Obsolete. rare.

Having many thorns or spines.

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1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 994/1 Polyacanthus, having many spines or thorns, as the Melocactus polyacanthus: polyacanthous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	polyacanthous
释义	† polyacanthousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin polyacanthus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin polyacanthus (1827 or earlier as specific epithet in botanical use; < poly- poly- comb. form + ancient Greek ἄκανθα spine, thorn: see acanthus n.) + -ous suffix. Compare scientific Latin Polyacanthus (1769 or earlier), Polyacantha (1844 or earlier), genus names of plants, and also classical Latin polyacanthos a kind of thistle (Pliny), Hellenistic Greek πολυάκανθος welted thistle (Theophrastus). Compare pentacanthous adj. at penta- comb. form 1, oligacanthous adj. at oligo- comb. form , myriacanthous adj. at myria- comb. form 2, etc. Botany. Obsolete. rare. Having many thorns or spines. ΚΠ 1858 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) 994/1 Polyacanthus, having many spines or thorns, as the Melocactus polyacanthus: polyacanthous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1858
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