spinose en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spey-der. Proto-Italic *speinā Latin spīna Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Latin spinōsusbor. English spinose Borrowed from Latin spinōsus.
Meanings
- Having a spine, or spines
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more spinose | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most spinose | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
trispinose · nonspinose · aspinose · bispinose · spinosity · spinoseness · unispinose · spinosely