Acanthaceae acantha • acanthaceous · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · Acanthaceae · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales. Synonyms: family Acanthaceae, acanthus family. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · A latin capital letter a U+0041 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 n latin small letter n U+006E t latin small letter t U+0074