bear's breech

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bear's breech

noun bear's breeches · bear's-breech

Any of two common species of acanthus, Acanthus mollis and, less frequently, Acanthus spinosus.
Any species of the genus Acanthus.
Similar: common bear's breech, spiny bear's breech, acanthus
rare A species of hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium

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noun Heracleum sphondylium

Español	branca ursina, espondilio, pie de oso
Deutsch	Wiesen-Bärenklau

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@misc{bear_s_breech_2026,
  title = {bear's breech},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bear's%20breech},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}