Definition of Spiniscent
Spi*nes"cent (?), a.[L.
spinescens, -entis, p. pr. of spinescere to know
to grow thorny, fr. spina a thorn: cf. F. spinescent.]
(Bot.) Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a
rigid, leafless point; armed with spines. Gray.
Spi*nes"cent (?), a.[L.
spinescens, -entis, p. pr. of spinescere to know
to grow thorny, fr. spina a thorn: cf. F. spinescent.]
(Bot.) Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a
rigid, leafless point; armed with spines. Gray.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Having a spine or spines.
- Terminating in a spine.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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