anacanthine

adjective

an·​a·​can·​thine

¦anə¦kan(t)thə̇n,

-nˌthīn

: of or belonging to the Anacanthini

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Anacanthini

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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