ADJECTIVE | all | burred, barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. |
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Meaning | Having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.. | |
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Example | "burred fruits" | |
Synonyms | barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny, thorny | |
Broader | armed | (used of plants and animals) furnished with bristles and thorns |
Spanish | erizado, espinoso, punzante | |
Catalan | eriçat, espinós, punxant |
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