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Covered with, or having, spicules.

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  1. a. Covered with, or having, spicules.
  2. a. Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets.
  3. v. t. To sharpen to a point.
  4. 1. Covered with, or having, spicules. 2. (Bot.) Covered with minute spiculæ, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets. To sharpen to a point. [R.] "With spiculated paling." Mason.
  5. Covered with minute spiculæ, or pointed fleshy appendages;divided into small spikelets.
  6. a. Covered with, or having, spicules. a. Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy appendages; divided into small spikelets. v. t. To sharpen to a point.