spinose

[ spahy-nohs, spahy-nohs ]

adjective

1. full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.

spinose

/ spaɪˈnɒsɪtɪ; spaɪˈnəʊs; ˈspaɪnəʊs /

adjective

1. (esp of plants) bearing many spines

Derived Forms

• ˈspinosely, adverb
• spinosity, noun

Other Words From

• spinose·ly adverb
• spi·nos·i·ty [spahy-, nos, -i-tee], noun
• non·spinose adjective
• non·spinose·ly adverb
• nonspi·nosi·ty noun
• sub·spinose adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinose¹

From the Latin word spīnōsus, dating back to 1650–60. See spine, -ose ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of spinose¹

C17: from Latin spīnōsus prickly, from spīna a thorn

Example Sentences

Mouth: labrum with four or six minute teeth: mandibles with five graduated teeth; inferior point more or less spinose.

From Project Gutenberg

The leaves are large with fine spinose margins, and the flower is most conspicuous, as it is four or five inches long.

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The cerci appear to have been long, slender, very spinose organs much like the antennules, but stiff rather than flexible.

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A similar explanation is suggested for Acidaspis and other highly spinose species.

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Its pleural lobes are reduced to a series of spines on either side of the body, and its pygidium is a mere spinose vestige.

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