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spinulescent

spinulescent adjective: having small spines; somewhat thorny.

Adjective

spinulescent (comparative more spinulescent, superlative most spinulescent)

  1. Having small spines; somewhat thorny.
    • spinulescent spots

Forms of spinulescent

comparativemore spinulescent
superlativemost spinulescent

Origin of spinulescent

From spinule + -escent.

Questions about spinulescent

What does spinulescent mean?
Spinulescent means having small spines; somewhat thorny.
What part of speech is spinulescent?
Spinulescent is an adjective.

Words near spinulescent in the dictionary

  1. spinulated
  2. spinulation
  3. spinulations
  4. spinule
  5. spinules
  6. spinulescent
  7. spinuliferous
  8. spinuliform
  9. spinulose
  10. spinulosely
  11. spinulous

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