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spinulose

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spi⋅nule

  [spahy-nyool, spin-yool]
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–noun Zoology, Botany.
a small spine.
Origin:
1745–55; < L spīnula. See spine, -ule

Related forms:
spin⋅u⋅lose  [spin-yuh-lohs, spahy-nyuh-] , adjective
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spi·nu·lose   (spīn'yə-lōs')   
adj.  

  1. Having spinules; minutely spiny.

  2. Shaped like a spinule.

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