jaculiferous

[ jak-yuh-lif-er-uh s ]
/ ˌdʒæk yəˈlɪf ər əs /

adjective Botany, Zoology.

having dartlike spines.

Origin of jaculiferous

1850–55; < New Latin jaculifer dart-bearing ( jaculi-, combining form of Latin jaculum dart + -fer -fer) + -ous; see jaculate