Hyphenation of acanthus

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word acanthus? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of acanthus:

1.	Any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers Native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated

Synonyms of acanthus:

noun	herb, herbaceous plant

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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