echinate
[ih-kahy-neyt, -nit, ek-uh-neyt, -nit]
/ ɪˈkaɪ neɪt, -nɪt, ˈɛk əˌneɪt, -nɪt /
ADJECTIVE
thorny
Synonyms
Example Sentences
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Echinate, -d, ek′in-āt, -ed, adj. prickly like a hedgehog: set with prickles or bristles.—ns.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
