thorn
noun
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
thornlike
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a word derived from
thorn.
Example Sentences
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The rough tubercles of the Flounder, and the scattered thornlike tubercles of the Turbot, develop directly, not by the continuous modification of imbricated scales.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
Anne sat silent for a few moments, and between her eyes came a tiny pucker, as if a thought tinged with pain had pricked, thornlike, into her reflections.
From The Tempering by Charles Neville Buck
