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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spinous \Spi"nous\, a.
   1. Spinose; thorny.
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   2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike.
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   Spinous process of a vertebra (Anat.), the dorsal process
      of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis.
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