"bear's breech" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: bear's breeches [plural], bear's breeches [alternative], bear's-breech [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bear's breech (plural bear's breeches)
  1. Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus.
    Sense id: en-bear's_breech-en-noun-jFigUQ4N
  2. Any species of the genus Acanthus. Synonyms (Acanthus mollis): common bear's breech Synonyms (Any Acanthus species): acanthus Translations (Acanthus mollis): أَقَنْثَا نَاعِمَة (ʔaqanṯā nāʕima) [feminine] (Arabic), molorrika (Basque), ala d'àngel (Catalan), kreikanakantti (Finnish), Weiche Bärentatze [feminine] (German), Wahrer Bärenklau [masculine] (German), 葉薊 (ha-azami) (Japanese), ħannewija [feminine] (Maltese), branca ursina [feminine] (Portuguese), erva gigante [feminine] (Portuguese), acanto (Spanish), troed yr arth [feminine, masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-bear's_breech-en-noun-85cWeEhn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Basque translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maltese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations, Acanthus family plants, Celery family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 42 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 59 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 53 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 58 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 20 66 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 72 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 72 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Maltese translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 17 67 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 77 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 21 65 14 Disambiguation of Acanthus family plants: 26 66 8 Disambiguation of Celery family plants: 38 50 12 Disambiguation of 'Acanthus mollis': 39 49 13 Disambiguation of 'Any Acanthus species': 30 52 17 Disambiguation of 'Acanthus mollis': 39 49 13
  3. (rare) A species of hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium Tags: rare Translations (Heracleum sphondylium): urdanaza (Basque), ubitazi (Basque), bellerenca (Catalan), Wiesen-Bärenklau [feminine] (German), feabhrán [masculine] (Irish), branca ursina (Spanish), espondilio (Spanish), pie de oso (Spanish), efwr [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-bear's_breech-en-noun-qUbnbAB7 Disambiguation of 'Heracleum sphondylium': 12 23 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (Acanthus spinosus): spiny bear's breech
Disambiguation of 'Acanthus spinosus': 42 51 7

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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