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spi·nose  (spns)
adj.
Bearing spines; spiny: a spinose plant.
[Latin spnsus, from spna, thorn.]
spinosely adv.
spi·nosi·ty (-ns-t) n.
spinose [ˈspaɪnəʊs spaɪˈnəʊs]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (esp of plants) bearing many spines
[from Latin spīnōsus prickly, from spīna a thorn]
spinosely  adv
spinosity  [spaɪˈnɒsɪtɪ] n
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Adj.1.spinose - having spines
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped
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