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spinescent.

Having a spine or spines.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/spaɪ̯ˈnɛs.ənt/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/spʌɪ̯-/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland, also/-ˈnes-/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/spʌi̯-/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland, also

  1. Having a spine or spines.

    not-comparable

  2. Terminating in a spine.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Late Latin spīnēscēns, present participle of spīnēscō (“to become thorny”), from Latin spīna (“thorn”). By surface analysis, spine + -escent.

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