different between spiny vs aristate

English

Etymology

spine +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?spa?ni/
• Rhymes: -a?ni

Adjective

spiny (comparative spinier, superlative spiniest)

1. covered in spines or thorns
2. troublesome; difficult or vexing
   • 1727, William Warburton, Critical and Philosophical Enquiry into the Causes of Miracles

     the spiney desarts of scholastic philosophy

3. Like a spine in shape; slender.

Synonyms

• (covered in spines): thorny, prickly
• (troublesome): thorny, prickly

Translations

Noun

spiny (plural spinies)

1. Archaic form of spinny.

Related terms

• spine

Anagrams

• Pin@ys, nipsy, snipy

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sp?i.n?/

Noun

spiny f

1. inflection of spina:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Noun

spiny m

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of spin

English

Etymology

Latin aristatus, from arista. See arista.

Adjective

aristate (not comparable)

1. (botany) Having a long bristle at its apex.
2. (botany) Having a pointed, beard-like process, like those of the glumes of wheat; awned.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Gray to this entry?)

3. (zoology) Having a slender, sharp, or spiny tip.

Translations

Anagrams

• ariettas, artistæ

Latin

Adjective

arist?te

1. vocative masculine singular of arist?tus