Related Words for spiny

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thorny
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Adjective, Adjective
bristly
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Adjective, Adjective
prickly
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Adjective, Adjective, Adverb, Noun
bristled
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Noun, Adjective
barbed
/
Adjective, Adjective
armed
/
Adjective, Adjective
spiky
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Adjective
fleshy
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Adjective
scaly
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Adjective
bulbous
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Adjective
spines
/
Noun
cactus
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Noun
leathery
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Noun
porcupine
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Noun
shrubby
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Adjective
hairy
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Adjective
serrated
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Adjective
prickles
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Noun
stellate
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Noun
knobby
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Noun
feathery
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Noun
bushy
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Noun
leafy
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Adjective
mossy
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Noun
arboreal
x/xx
Adjective
pubescent
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Noun
silky
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Adjective
hoary
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Adjective
grown
/
Verb
flowered
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Adjective
branched
/
Adjective
weedy
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Adjective
notch
/
Noun
rays
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Noun
portions
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Noun
neurons
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Noun
leaves
/
Verb
less
/
Adjective
back
/
Adverb
more
/
Adjective
has
/
Verb
are
/
Verb
first
/
Adjective
lobsters
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Noun
argus
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Name
amaranth
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Noun
branchlets
/x
Noun
platypus
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Noun
urchins
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Noun
lizard
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Noun
starfish
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Noun
dendrites
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Noun
bracts
/
Noun
eels
/
Noun
proboscis
x/x
Noun
oyster
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Noun
shrub
/
Noun
hyperkeratosis
xxxx/x
Noun
caterpillar
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Noun
dorsal
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Noun
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
ant
/
Noun, Verb
basal
/x
Adjective, Noun
caudal
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Noun, Adjective
challenging
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Adjective, Noun
concave
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
contentious
x/x
Adjective
convex
x/
Noun, Adjective
coral
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Noun, Adjective
deciduous
x/xx
Adjective
delicate
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Adjective, Noun
difficult
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Adjective, Verb
downy
/x
Adjective, Noun
drawers
/
Noun
dwarfed
/
Verb
elongate
x/x
Verb, Adjective
entire
x/x
Adjective, Noun
foliage
/x
Noun
forked
/
Adjective
intractable
x/xx
Adjective
keeled
/
Adjective
knotty
/x
Adjective
obtuse
x/
Adjective, Verb
ovate
/x
Adjective, Noun
pods
/
Noun
problematic
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
radial
/xx
Adjective, Noun
reddish
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Adjective, Noun
sensitive
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Adjective, Noun
spinous
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Adjective
stout
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
stunted
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Adjective
transverse
x/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
tricky
/x
Adjective
tufted
/x
Adjective
velvety
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Adjective
vexing
/x
Adjective, Noun
gloss
/
Noun, Verb
pidgin
/x
Noun
butt
/
Noun, Verb
bundle
/x
Noun, Verb
dicky
/x
Name, Adjective
bog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
daylight
/x
Noun, Verb
stonewall
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Name, Verb, Adjective
grape
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
closet
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Noun, Adjective, Verb