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spinous

[ spahy-nuhs ]

adjective

  1. covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
  2. armed with or bearing sharp-pointed processes, as an animal.


spinous

/ ˈ貹ɪə /

adjective

  1. resembling a spine or thorn

    the spinous process of a bone

  2. having spines or spiny projections
  3. another word for spinose
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 辱ndzܲ·Ա noun
  • t·辱ndzܲ adjective
  • ܱt·辱ndzܲ adjective
  • Dz·辱ndzܲ adjective
  • ܲ·辱ndzܲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spinous1

1630–40; < Latin īōܲ; spine, -ous
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Follicles oblong or ovate, often somewhat muricate with soft spinous projections.

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The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra.

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These spinal pains are always aggravated by pressure made on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebr�, and, like the cephalic pains, are more or less mitigated by revulsive applications.

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The spinous processes of the anterior thoracic region are high and compressed.

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In these cases the peduncles may persist and may even be modified into spinous organs of defence.

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