See Also: spinule(dictionary)

spinule (iou)



spinule noun. M18.
[Latin spinula dim. of spina SPINE: see -ULE.]
Zoology & Botany. A small or minute spine or spinelike process, esp. in invertebrates.
spinulate adjective bearing spinules or small spines M19.
spinu'lation noun the form or arrangement of spinules L19.
spinu'lescent adjective tending to produce small spines E19.
spinu'liferous adjective = spinulate M19.
spinulose adjective (a) = spinulate; (b) Botany (of the tooth of a fern pinnule etc.) prolonged into a hairlike point: E19.
spinulous adjective = spinulate M19.