spinescent

spi·nes·cent
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Canada, US, UK, Scotland/spaɪ̯ˈnɛs.ənt/Canada, US, UK, Scotland, also/spʌɪ̯-/Canada, US, UK, Scotland/-ˈnes-/Canada, US, UK, Scotland, also/spʌi̯-/

adjective

Having a spine or spines.

OriginLate Latin spīnēscēns →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectivespinescent (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyHaving a spine or spines.
  2. not comparablebiologyTerminating in a spine.

Origin

  1. Late Latinspīnēscēns
  2. Englishspinescent

Borrowed from Late Latin spīnēscēns, present participle of spīnēscō (“to become thorny”), from Latin spīna (“thorn”). By surface analysis, spine + -escent.

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Translations

French spinescent, spinescent
  • spinescenthaving a spine or spines
  • spinescentterminating in a spine
Polish kolczasty, kolczasty
  • kolczastyhaving a spine or spines
  • kolczastyterminating in a spine
Romanian spinescent, spinescent
  • spinescenthaving a spine or spines
  • spinescentterminating in a spine

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with spinescent

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Cite this entry
APA

spinescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinescent

MLA

“spinescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spinescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spinescent.

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