spiny
IPA: spˈaɪni
noun
- Archaic form of spinny.
adjective
- Covered in spines or thorns.
- Troublesome; difficult or vexing
- Like a spine in shape; slender.
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Examples of "spiny" in Sentences
- The petioles are spiny and glabrous.
- The antennae are very heavy and spiny.
- The burs are hairy and sometimes spiny.
- The stems are pinnately lobed and spiny.
- Echidna is the spiny anteater, an Australian monotreme.
- The margins of this spiny leaf are occasionally serrate.
- The abdomen is longer than broad and the legs are spiny.
- Also, the stalks are spiny and the tuberous rhizomes has eyes.
- The species is sometimes referred to as the 'Graphic Spiny Lizard'.
- The leaves are linear and spiny, with a spiral arrangement on the tree.