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spinescent
spi·nes·cent S0642200 (spī-nĕs′ənt)adj. Biology 1. Having a spine or spines.2. Terminating in a spine.
[Late Latin spīnēscēns, spīnēscent-, present participle of spīnēscere, to become thorny, from Latin spīna, thorn.]
spi·nes′cence n.spinescent (spaɪˈnɛsənt) adj1. (Biology) having or resembling a spine or spines2. (Biology) becoming spiny[C18: from Late Latin spīnēscere to become thorny, from Latin spīna a thorn] spiˈnescence nspinescent
spinescent (spī-nĕs′ənt)adj. Biology 1. Having a spine or spines.2. Terminating in a spine.
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