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spinous |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spinous \Spi"nous\, a. 1. Spinose; thorny. 2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike {Spinous process of a vertebra} (Anat.), the dorsal process of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spinous adj : shaped like a spine or thorn [syn: {acanthoid}, {acanthous}]
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