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spinescent

(spī nes′ənt)

adjective

spiny; having spines
becoming spiny or spinelike

Origin: LL spinescens, prp. of spinescere, to grow spiny < L spina, spine

See spinescent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Botany

Having a spine or spines.
Terminating in a spine.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin spīnēscēns, spīnēscent-

Origin: , present participle of spīnēscere, to become thorny

Origin: , from Latin spīna, thorn

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Related Forms:

spi·nesˈcence noun

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