acanthe

akɑ̃t

Definition

Definition of acanthe - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

botanique

TECH.

plante à grandes feuilles découpées et recourbées

TECH.

L'acanthe pousse bien dans les jardins méditerranéens.

architecture

TECH.

motif décoratif inspiré de la feuille d'acanthe

TECH.

Les chapiteaux corinthiens sont ornés d'acanthes sculptées.

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Images of acanthe

plante à grandes feuilles découpées et recourbées
motif décoratif inspiré de la feuille d'acanthe

Origin of acanthe

grec, akanthos (plante épineuse)

Terms with acanthe included in their meaning

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chapiteau corinthien

architecture

partie supérieure ornée de feuilles d'acanthe qui couronne une colonne corinthienne

baromètre

botanique

plante appelée carline à feuilles d'acanthe

chou bourguignon

art décoratif

motif décoratif végétal vertical inspiré de la feuille d'acanthe typique de Bourgogne

colonne corinthienne

architecture

colonne ornée d'un chapiteau décoré de feuilles d'acanthe sculptées

ordre corinthien

architecture

style architectural grec avec des colonnes ornées de feuilles d'acanthe

caulicole

architecture

tige ornementale qui sort des feuilles d'acanthe dans un chapiteau

corinthien

architecture

style architectural caractérisé par des chapiteaux ornés de feuilles d'acanthe

feuille d'acanthe

botanique

feuille naturelle de la plante acanthe aux bords découpés

Examples of acanthe in a sentence

J'ai planté une acanthe près du mur pour l'ombre.
La frise était décorée d'acanthes stylisées.
On retrouve l'acanthe sur de nombreux monuments antiques.

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English:acanthus, acanthus motif, ...
German:Akanthus, Akanthusmotiv, ...
Italian:acanto, ...
Spanish:acanto, motivo de acanto, ...
Portuguese:acanto, motivo de acanto, ...
Chinese:刺蒺藜, 马齿苋叶饰, ...
Japanese:アカンサス, アカンサス模様, ...
Arabic:أكانثوس, أقنثا, ...
Hebrew:אַקַנְתּוּס, עִטּוּר אֲקַנְטוּס, ...
Russian:акант, акантовый орнамент, ...
Ukrainian:акант, орнамент аканта, ...
Catalan:acant, ...
Danish:akantus, akantusornament, ...
Dutch:acanthus, ...
Greek:ακάνθα, ...
Khmer:អាកង់ថា, ក្បាច់ស្លឹកអាកង់តុស, ...
Korean:아칸서스, 아칸서스 무늬, ...
Polish:akant, ...
Portuguese (BR):antúrio, acanto, ...
Romanian:acantă, ...
Swedish:akantus, akantusornament, ...
Thai:อะคานทัส, ลายใบอะคานธ์, ...
Turkish:akantus, akantus motifi, ...
Vietnamese:cây a-can, họa tiết lá acanthus, ...

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Definition of acanthe - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

Images of acanthe

Origin of acanthe

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Terms with acanthe included in their meaning

Examples of acanthe in a sentence

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