prickle
101prick — [OE] Prick is a word of the Low German area, which English shares with Dutch (prik). Its ultimate origins, though, are not known. The earliest record of its use for ‘penis’ is from the late 16th century, and in the 16th and 17th centuries women… …
102pricker — noun 1. a small sharp pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • Syn: ↑spine, ↑thorn, ↑prickle, ↑sticker, ↑spikelet • Derivationally related forms: ↑stick (for: ↑ …
103spikelet — noun a small sharp pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • Syn: ↑spine, ↑thorn, ↑prickle, ↑pricker, ↑sticker • Derivationally related forms: ↑stick (for: ↑ …
104aculeiform — əˈkyülēəˌfȯrm, |akyə|lē adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary acule (from Latin aculeus prickle, sting) + iform : like a prickle in shape; specifically : resembling an aculeus …
105aculeolate — |akyə|lēələ̇t, ˌlāt adjective Etymology: Latin aculeolus small needle (diminutive of aculeus prickle, sting) + English ate : having very small prickles; specifically : having an aculeolus * * * aculeolate, a. Bot. (əˈkjuːlɪəʊlət) …
106echin- — combining form or echino Etymology: Latin echin prickle, from echinus sea urchin, from Greek echinos hedgehog, sea urchin 1. : prickle : prickly Echinocactus …
107prinkle — kəl verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably alteration of prickle Scotland : prickle, tingle …
108Acantha — A*can tha, n. [Gr. ? thorn, fr. ? point. See {Acute}.] 1. (Bot.) A prickle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A spine or prickly fin. [1913 Webster] 3. (Anat.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebra. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] …
109Aculeate — A*cu le*ate, a. [L. aculeatus, fr. aculeus, dim. of acus needle.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like a prickle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with prickles. [1913 Webster] 3. Severe… …
110Aculei — Aculeus A*cu le*us, n.; pl. {Aculei}. [L., dim. of acus needle.] 1. (Bot.) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses. Lindley. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A sting. [1913 Webster] …
