spiny
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spiny/ˈspʌɪni/
▶adjective (spinier, spiniest)
- 1 full of or covered with prickles.
- 2 informal difficult to understand or handle.
– derivatives
spininess noun.
spininess noun.
'spiny' also found in these Oxford entries:
acanthus
- agave
- barberry
- bearded dragon
- blenny
- bromeliad
- bullhead
- carline thistle
- checkerberry
- crawfish
- crayfish
- devil's club
- durian
- echidna
- greenling
- hedgehog
- honey locust
- horned toad
- horse chestnut
- icefish
- iguana
- jewel box
- langouste
- lizard
- logwood
- lumpsucker
- mesquite
- moloch
- monkey puzzle
- murex
- nux vomica
- ocotillo
- Osage orange
- pandanus
- pelycosaur
- perch
- pineapple
- porcupine fish
- radiolarian
- roughy
- sawgrass
- sculpin
- sea bass
- sea holly
- Spaniard
- speargrass
- spinifex
- spinose
- spiny anteater
