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spiny-leafed

/ˈspaɪ.ni liːft/

Traduction: Terme botanique désignant une plante ou un arbuste dont les feuilles portent des épines ou des aiguillons.

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formalcommonscientificobsolète/ˈspaɪ.ni liːft/

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

  • 🇫🇷Terme botanique désignant une plante ou un arbuste dont les feuilles portent des épines ou des aiguillons.
  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.

    🇫🇷à feuilles épineuses

    Synonymes: prickly-leavedspiny-leaved

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