genus acanthus

English Thesaurus

1. bear's breeches (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	asterid dicot genus,
definition	:	genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs (noun.plant)

member holonym	:	acanthus,
definition	:	any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated (noun.plant)

member meronym	:	acanthaceae, acanthus family, family acanthaceae,
definition	:	widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales (noun.plant)