spinose

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spī′nōs, spī nōs′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
spi•nose  (spī′nōs, spī nōs′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Biologyfull of spines; spiniferous;
    spinous.
  • Latin spīnōsus. See spine, -ose1
  • 1650–60
spi′nose•ly, adv. 
spi•nos•i•ty  (spī nos′i tē),USA pronunciation n. 

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