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spinescent definition

spi·nes·cent (spī nes′ənt)

adjective

  1. spiny; having spines
  2. becoming spiny or spinelike

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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