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echinate
ech·i·nate [ ékə nàyt ] or ech·i·nat·ed [ ékə nàytəd ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
spiny: describes plant and animal parts that have spines or similar outgrowths
[Late 17th century. < Latin echinatus< Greek ekhinos "hedgehog, sea urchin"]
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