SPINOUS


Meaning of SPINOUS in English

— spinousness , n.

/spuy"neuhs/ , adj.

1. covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.

2. armed with or bearing sharp-pointed processes, as an animal.

3. spinelike.

[ 1630-40; spinosus; see SPINE, -OUS ]

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