spinescent
[ spahy-nes-uh nt ]
/ spaɪˈnɛs ənt /
adjective
Botany.
- becoming spinelike.
- ending in a spine.
- bearing spines.
Zoology.
somewhat spinelike; coarse, as hair.
Origin of spinescent
OTHER WORDS FROM spinescent
spi·nes·cence, nounWords nearby spinescent
spine-tingling,
spinebash,
spinel,
spinel ruby,
spineless,
spinescent,
spinet,
spingarn,
spiniferous,
spinifex,
spinmeister
Example sentences from the Web for spinescent
Resembles the first species somewhat in habit, size, and the spinescent capillitium, but the resemblance is superficial only.
The North American Slime-Moulds |Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBrideIn the Pear and Sloe all gradations occur between spines and spine-like (spinescent) branches.
The Elements of Botany |Asa GrayCharacters of Dipsacus, but the green leaves of the involucre and involucels not rigid nor spinescent.
British Dictionary definitions for spinescent
spinescent
/ (spaɪˈnɛsənt) /
adjective biology
having or resembling a spine or spines
becoming spiny
Derived forms of spinescent
spinescence, nounWord Origin for spinescent
C18: from Late Latin
spīnēscere to become thorny, from Latin
spīna a thorn