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      acanthous
      Roots
      akanthaacanth- · Greek · thorn, spine-osus-ous · Latin · full of
      Words related to acanthous
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      The word acanthous breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Latin origin: acanth, from Greek akantha (“thorn, spine”); and -ous, from Latin -osus (“full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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