"Acanthuses" is a word in ENGLISH

Same as Acanthus.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.

of Acanthus

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.

A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.

An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the capitals of the Corinthian …

See Acanthus, n., 1.

Bear's-breech, or Acanthus.