Definition of Spinescent. Meaning of Spinescent. Synonyms of Spinescent

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Definition of Spinescent

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.

Meaning of Spinescent from wikipedia

- the division of the African acacias on the basis of spinescent sti****s versus non-spinescent sti****s..." There are also spines derived from roots...
- Burs serve the plants that bear them in two main ways. Firstly, burs are spinescent and tend to repel some herbivores, much as other spines and prickles do...
- complete, hermaphrodite, actinomorphic, pentamerous, hypogynous, small, spinescent, green. Bracts: ovate, persistent, awned. Perianth: made up of 5 tepals...
- spineless, but some species such as some of those found in Africa are spinescent. The leaf arrangement is typically opposite or verticillate may (arranged...
- be distinguished from other acacias by its capitate inflorescences and spinescent sti****s. Before discovery of the New World, Europeans in the Mediterranean...
- vascular tissue, e.g. a lateral branch or a sti****; includes thorns. spinescent Ending in a spine; modified to form a spine. spiral Of arrangement, when...
- distinguished from other acacias by its ****ate inflorescences and non-spinescent sti****s. Plants in the genus are native to the tropical and subtropical...
- thistles. The arachnoid appearance of Haworthia arachnoidea arises from the spinescent leaf denticles, and the arachnoid appearance of the cactus Cephalocereus...
- thorn infraspinate, infraspinatus, interspinal, spinal, spine, spinel, spinescent, spiniferous, spiniform, spinose, spinous spūma spūm- foam despumate,...
- United States desert southwest. It has opposite leaves, trifoliate with spinescent sti****s, a lavender corolla and smooth fruits. Under cultivation, F....