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| agrimony |
any of various related plants of the rose family that have compound feathery leaves and bear long clusters of small yellow flowers on spiky stalks, and a prickly fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| aloe vera |
a plant with spiky leaves that contain a juice thought to heal cuts and burns. [1/2 definitions] |
| caltrop |
any of various plants that have spiky or star-shaped flowers or other parts. [1/2 definitions] |
| cockscomb |
any of several common garden plants with brightly colored spiky flowers. [1/3 definitions] |
| conker |
(chiefly British; informal) a brown, inedible nut encased in a spiky husk produced by a horse chestnut tree. [1/2 definitions] |
| coronavirus |
a type of virus that causes a variety of diseases in humans and other animals ranging from the common cold to potentially fatal illnesses. A coronavirus is an RNA virus of the family Coronaviridae and is so-named because the outer perimeter of each round virus particle resemble a spiky crown similar in shape to the sun's corona. [1/2 definitions] |
| duiker |
any of several small African antelopes, the males of which have short spiky horns pointing backward. |
| Indian paintbrush |
any of several herbs of the southwestern United States that bear bright orange or red spiky flowers. |
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