spiny-leafed

An obsolete botanical term describing a plant or shrub that has leaves with spines or thorns.

• 🇩🇪Botanischer Begriff für Pflanzen oder Sträucher, deren Blätter Dornen oder Stacheln tragen.

1. Having spiny leaves B2 formal

   Describes a plant that has leaves covered in sharp, pointed structures (spines).

   • The spiny-leafed cactus is well adapted to dry environments.
   • Many spiny-leafed plants are used as natural fences.
   • The spiny-leafed shrub deterred animals from grazing on it.

   🇩🇪dornenblättrig

   Synonyme: prickly-leavedspiny-leaved

• more spiny-leafed comparative form
• most spiny-leafed superlative form