SPINESCENT


Meaning of SPINESCENT in English

— spinescence , n.

/spuy nes"euhnt/ , adj.

1. Bot.

a. becoming spinelike.

b. ending in a spine.

c. bearing spines.

2. Zool. somewhat spinelike; coarse, as hair.

[ 1785-95; spinescent- (s. of spinescens, prp. of spinescere to grow thorny). See SPINE, -ESCENT ]

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