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thorns
noun(thorn)
a sharp rigid process on a plant; especially : one that is a short, indurated, sharp-pointed, and leafless modified stem
thorns
noun(thorn)
any of various sharp spinose structures on an animal
thorns
noun(thorn)
a woody plant bearing sharp impeding processes (such as prickles or spines); especially : hawthorn
thorns
noun phrase(thorn)
a starfish (Acanthaster planci) of the Pacific region that is covered with long spines and feeds on coral polyps sometimes causing destruction of coral reefs —called also crown-of-thorns starfish
thorns
noun(thorn)
any of several prickly or thorny shrubs (such as the shrub Paliurus spina-christi or the jujube Ziziphus spina-christi)
thorns
noun(thorn)
a widely cultivated tropical American spiny shrub or small tree (Parkinsonia aculeata) of the legume family with pinnate leaves and showy racemose yellow flowers

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