Spinescent Definition
spī-nĕsənt
adjective
Spiny; having spines.
Webster's New World
Becoming spiny or spinelike.
Webster's New World
Terminating in a spine.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Spinescent
Late Latin spīnēscēns spīnēscent- present participle of spīnēscere to become thorny from Latin spīna thorn
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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