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spiniform, a. Bot. and Zool.|ˈspaɪnɪfɔːm|
[ad. mod.L. spīniformis: see spine n.1 and -form. So F. spiniforme.]
Having the form of a spine or spinous process.
1833Hooker in J. E. Smith's Eng. Flora V. i. 108 Leaves smaller fewer with 3 sharp spiniform teeth at the extremity. 1852Dana Crust. i. 470 Large hand with short and small but spiniform tubercles. 1868tr. Figuier's Ocean World vii. 151 The axis..presents on its surface small spiniform projections. |