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spinosity definition

spi·nos·ity (spī näs′ə tē)

noun pl. spinosities -·ties

  1. the condition of being spinose
  2. something spinose, or thorny, nettling, etc.

Etymology: LL spinositas

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