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spine (thorn): a stiff process with a sharp point, formed by a modification of a plant organ that contains vascular tissue, e.g. a lateral branch or a stipule. Fig. 14 P. adj. spinose. cf. prickle.



Fig. 14. Indumentum Types and Surface Appendages. A–H, surface and cross sectional views. A, velvety; B, pubescent; C, silky; D, felted; E, tomentose; F, woolly; G, villous; H, pilose; I, ciliate; J, fimbriate; K–P, stems; K, scabrous; L, hirsute; M, strigose; N, bristles; O, prickles; P, spines.
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