ἄκανθα
ἀκή I
a thorn, prickle, Theocr., etc.
a prickly plant, thistle; in pl. thistledown, Od.:—also a kind of acacia, Hdt.
the backbone or spine of animals, Hdt., etc.
metaph., ἄκανθαι, thorny questions, Luc.
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