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Acantha is the proper name for the cactus spike. It's from the Greek word 'akantha', to refer to a 'thorny' plant. The Greek word in turn traces back to ancient Greek mythology. It's the name of a nymph who scratched the Greek god Apollo's face. Apollo promptly turned her into an acanthus plant.

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