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881:άκανθος
851:at the
818:ἄκανθος
531:Gallery
497:capital
430:ákantha
417:ἄκανθος
414:. This
404:ἄκανθος
374:capsule
370:stamens
361:petiole
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517:Virgil
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426:ἄκανθα
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1069:ISBN
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