spinaceousadj.1
/spɪˈneɪʃəs/ Belonging to the spinach family.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [adjective] > of or covered with particular leaf vegetable
Silesia1796
spinaceous1822
watercressy1828
cressy1859
romaine1865
spinachy1950
1822 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Gardening iii. i. 711 Spinaceous Plants. The excellence of this class consisting in the succulency of the leaves [etc.].
1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 659 Substitutes for spinaceous esculents are to be found in chenopodiaceous plants generally.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
spinaceousadj.2
/spʌɪˈneɪʃəs/ Furnished with spines.
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the world > animals > animal body > general parts > covering or skin > [adjective] > having a hard protective covering > having spines
pikeda1398
prickled1578
spinose1661
thorny1711
prickly1774
spinous1774
spined1777
spinaceous1875
1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. III. 2621/1 The tangles are used to catch small, delicate, or spinaceous forms of marine life.
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