brank-ursine

  • 1brank-ursine — n. the plant Acanthus mollis or A. spinosus, with three lobed flowers and spiny leaves, used as a motif for the Corinthian capital. Also called bear s breech (see BEAR(2)). Etymology: F branche ursine, med.L branca ursina bear s claw: see BRANCH …

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  • 2branck — branck, vrsin obs. ff. brank, ursine …

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  • 3Brankursine — Brank ur*sine, n. [F. branc ursine, branch ursine, fr. LL. branca claw + L. ursinus belonging to a bear (fr. ursus bear), i. e., bear s claw, because its leaves resemble the claws of a bear. Cf. {Branch}.] (Bot.) Bear s breech, or Acanthus. [1913 …

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