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Spinose; thorny.

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  1. a. Spinose; thorny.
  2. a. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike.
  3. adj. having spines
  4. adj. shaped like a spine or thorn
  5. 1. Spinose; thorny. 2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike. Spinous process of a vertebra (Anat.), the dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis.