Acanthus family


the plant family acanthaceae, typified by tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, cl-sters of tubular bracted flowers, and seeds sometimes dispersed by exploding fruit, including the acanthus, caricature, and shrimp plant.

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