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Prickles on a blackberry branch. In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called spinose teeth or spinose apical processes), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems, or buds with sharp, stiff ends, and generally serve the same function: physically defending plants against herbivory.
A structure on the stem node of a cactus, morphologically a specialised branch; the region of a cactus upon which spine s, glochid s, and flowers are borne. aril A membranous or fleshy appendage formed by expansion of the funicle which partly or wholly covers a seed , e.g. the fleshy outer layer of lychee fruit, or that found in members of the ...
It uses thorn, spine and prickle as here, adding to the references. --RoRo 17:26, 25 September 2013 (UTC) Good sources. Also, as I said above, I think that the fact that botanical Latin does not distinguish thorn and spine as nouns (spina is used for both) is an issue worth noting.
Ziziphus spina-christi, known as the Christ's thorn jujube, is an evergreen tree or plant native to the Levant, East Africa, and Mesopotamia. [3] Fruit and leaves from the tree were used in preparing ancient Egyptian foods, in cultural practices, and in skincare routines - especially with qasil powder derived from the Ziziphus spina-christi tree leaves.
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For the fourth quarter, Ford reported revenue of $48.2 billion vs. $43.01 billion estimated, up from the $46.2 billion reported last quarter and 5% higher than the $46 billion reported a year ago.
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A dendritic spine (or spine) is a small membrane protrusion from a neuron's dendrite that typically receives input from a single axon at the synapse.Dendritic spines serve as a storage site for synaptic strength and help transmit electrical signals to the neuron's cell body.