NOUN | plant | spikelet, spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker | a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
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Meaning | A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf. | |
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Synonyms | spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker | |
Narrower | glochidium, glochid | A barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) |
Broader | aculeus | A stiff sharp-pointed plant process |
Spanish | aguijón, espina | |
Catalan | espina |
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