spinose
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of spinose
From the Latin word spīnōsus, dating back to 1650–60. See spine, -ose 1
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Cryptic morphologies and elaborate spinose ornament have evolved in step with these predation pressures, the most extreme example being represented by the giant pholidomeleons.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 1, 2013
Caudal Appendages.—Uni-articulate, spinose; in D. pellucida they are twice as long as the pedicels of the sixth cirrus, but I could not perceive in them any distinct articulations.
From A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia With Figures of all the Species. by Charles Darwin
This family commenced its existence in the Upper Silurian with the genus Chonetes, distinguished by its spinose hinge-margin.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Henry Alleyne Nicholson
Taking Mauritius alone, I do not call to mind a single species that is a spinose endemic tree or shrub.
From Darwinism (1889) by Alfred Russel Wallace
Leaflets.—Seven to nine; glossy; ovate to oblong-lanceolate; one and one half to four inches long; acuminate; sinuately dentate, with numerous spinose teeth; the lowest pair distant from the stem.
From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Mary Elizabeth Parsons
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