SPINESCENT
Etymology
Adjective
spinescent (not comparable)
(biology) Having a spine or spines.
(biology) Terminating in a spine.
Source: Wiktionary
Spi*nes"cent, a.Etym: [L. spinescens, -entis, p. pr. of spinescere to know to grow thorny, fr. spina a thorn: cf. F. spinescent.] (Bot.)
Definition: Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a rigid, leafless point; armed with spines. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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