A mph acanthus (amfakan thus)

[NL., prop. * a mph i acanthus, amphanthium (am-fan'thi-um), n.; pl. amphan[NL., ἁμφί, about (see + ἄνθος, flower.] In bot., a term proposed for a dilated receptacle of inflorescence. amphi-. [E., NL., etc.,