spines
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spines noun
- The series of bones situated at the back from the head to the pelvis of a person, or from the head to the tail of an animal; backbone, vertebral column.
- Something resembling a backbone, such as a ridge, or a long, central structure from which other structures radiate.
- A pointed, fairly rigid protuberance or needle-like structure on an animal, shell, or plant.
- The heartwood of trees.
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needlequillspikevirgulabackbonevertebral columnspinal columnthornpricklespurbackarrowheadsneedlespeakspinespinsplungerspointes
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