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SPINOSITY

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spi⋅nose

  [spahy-nohs, spahy-nohs]
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–adjective
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
Origin:
1650–60; < L spīnōsus. See spine, -ose 1

Related forms:
spi⋅nose⋅ly, adverb
spi⋅nos⋅i⋅ty  [spahy-nos-i-tee] , noun
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spi·nose   (spī'nōs')   
adj.  Bearing spines; spiny: a spinose plant.

[Latin spīnōsus, from spīna, thorn.]
spi'nose'ly adv., spi·nos'i·ty (-nŏs'ĭ-tē) n.
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