Spinose; thorny.
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of Point
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of Point
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A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine.
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A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the bark of a plant, etc.; a spine.
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A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
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A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.
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Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.
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