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acanthus

Herbaceous plant with handsome lobed leaves. Twenty species are found in the Mediterranean region and Old World tropics, including bear's-breech (Acanthus mollis) whose leaves were used as a motif in classical architecture, especially on Corinthian columns. (Genus Acanthus, family Acanthaceae.)
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