prickle
31prickle — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A needle] Syn. pin, spine, spike; see needle 1 , 2 . 2. [A sensation] Syn. chill, tingling, tickle; see feeling 1 . v. Syn. prick, sting, tingle; see tickle 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. A sharp, pointed object:… …
32prickle — prick·le || prɪkl n. thorn, thistle, briar; prong, barb, spike v. sting, pierce lightly, stab slightly …
33prickle — n. Little prick, thorn, spine; small, sharp pointed projection …
34prickle — Small, sharp protuberance of epidermal origin, usually green, usually somewhat irregularly distributed, e.g. on the petioles of most Ceratozamia and Zamia species; pinnacanths in Encephalartos have also been called prickles, but they are not… …
35prickle — n 1. point, cusp, spur, barb, barbule, prong, tine, spike, needle, tang, spicule, Zool. spicu lum, spine, spinule, bristle, acicula; thorn, sticker, brier, Bot. apiculus, bur, burr, snag; nettle, bramble, cocklebur. 2. tingle, tingling,… …
36prickle — prick·le …
37prickle — prick•le [[t]ˈprɪk əl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) a sharp point 2) bot a small, sharp thorn or projection, as on a plant 3) a pricking sensation 4) to prick lightly 5) to cause a pricking or tingling sensation in 6) to tingle as if pricked •… …
38prickle — /ˈprɪkəl / (say prikuhl) noun 1. a sharp point. 2. a small, pointed process growing from the bark of a plant; a thorn. 3. any spiny burr, fruit or seed, as a bindi eye or doublegee. 4. Colloquial a pricking sensation. 5. (of wine) slight… …
39prickle — n. & v. n. 1 a a small thorn. b Bot. a thornlike process developed from the epidermis of a plant. 2 a hard pointed spine of a hedgehog etc. 3 a prickling sensation. v.tr. & intr. affect or be affected with a sensation as of pricking. Etymology:… …
40prickle cell — Large flattened polygonal cells of the stratum germinosum of the epidermis (just above the basal stem cells), that appear in the light microscope to have fine spines projecting from their surfaces; these terminate in desmosomes that link the… …
