Spinescent

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spinescent \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.
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