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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Spinous

· Spi·nous · IPA /ˈspaɪnəs/
01 a. Spinose; thorny.
  1. 1.
    Spinose; thorny.
  2. 2.
    Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike.
Phrases & compounds
Spinous process of a vertebra — the dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis.