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Spinescence
Spinescence Spi*nes"cence, n. The state or quality of being spinescent or spiny; also, a spiny growth or covering, as of certain animals.
Spinescent
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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- spine, spines, or spinal in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Spine or spinal may refer to: Spinal column, also known as the backbone Dendritic spine,...
- have developed keratinized penile spines along the glans or shaft, which may be involved in ****ual selection. These spines have been described as being simple...
- lost true leaves, retaining only spines, which are highly modified leaves. As well as defending against herbivores, spines help prevent water loss by reducing...
- vascular tissue. Spines are variously described as petiolar spines (as in Fouquieria), leaflet spines (as in Phoenix), or sti****r spines (as in Euphorbia)...
- Dendritic spines serve as a storage site for synaptic strength and help transmit electrical signals to the neuron's cell body. Most spines have a bulbous...
- H; B. F. Houghton (2000). Encyclopedia of Volcanoes. San Diego: Academic Press. pp. 310–311. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lava spines. v t e...
- zoological context, spines are hard, needle-like anatomical structures found in both vertebrate and invertebrate species. The spines of most spiny mammals...
- codices were bound with flat spines, and it was not until the fifteenth century that books began to have the rounded spines ****ociated with hardcovers today...
- Brent Jay Spiner (/ˈspaɪnər/; born February 2, 1949) is an American actor best known for his role as the android Data on the television series Star Trek:...
- only rarely changed. The vertebrae of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spines are independent bones and generally quite similar. The vertebrae of the...