spiny
[spahy-nee]
adjective, spin·i·er, spin·i·est.
Origin of spiny
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If the coating has spiny hairs, as in the Chestnut and Beechnut, the whole is a bur.
Trees of the Northern United StatesAustin C. Apgar
They were green and blue and red, and they had spiny rays like starfish on which they danced.
The Trail of '98Robert W. Service
Its spiny stems and leaves, which cut like razors, make it difficult to approach.
The Western WorldW.H.G. Kingston
The compact soil was covered with wild and spiny vegetation.
The Dead CommandVicente Blasco Ibez
A dog snatched at a spiny lower leg and crunched and darted away.
Nightmare PlanetMurray Leinster
spiny
adjective spinier or spiniest
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