Englishbear's breechesnounMeaningAny of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus.Any species of the genus Acanthus.A species of hogweed, Heracleum sphondyliumRelated wordsgenus acanthus(English)acanthus(English)breech(English)codpiece(English)stock(English)untruss(English)hose(English)pants(English)SourcesDictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data