'Acanthus mollis' definitions:

Definition of 'Acanthus mollis'

From: WordNet
noun
Widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers [syn: bear's breech, bear's breeches, sea holly, Acanthus mollis]

Definition of 'Acanthus mollis'

From: GCIDE
  • Bear's-breech \Bear's"-breech`\, bear's-breeches \bear's"-breech`es\, n.
  • 1. (Bot.) The English cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium) --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. a widely cultivated southern European acanthus ({Acanthus mollis}) with whitish purple-veined flowers. See Acanthus, n., 1.
  • Syn: bear's breech, bear's-breech, bear's breeches, sea holly. [WordNet 1.5]