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ἀκανθώδης

ἀκανθώδης, full of thorns, thorny

ἀκανθ-ώδης, ες,
  • full of thorns, thorny, χῶρος Hdt. 1.126; τὸ ῥόδον Arist. Pr. 907a22, cf. Thphr. HP 1.5.3, etc.
      • 2 prickly, γλῶττα Arist. HA 503a2; τρίχες ib. 490b28; of the vertebrae, spinous, ib. 516b20: Comp., ib. 516b22.
      • 3 metaph., λόγοι ἀ. thorny arguments, Luc. DMort. 20[10].8; ἀ. βίος Suid.

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