jaculiferous

jaculiferous
/jak'yeuh lif"euhr euhs/, adj. Bot., Zool.
having dartlike spines.
[1850-55; < NL jaculifer dart-bearing (jaculi-, comb. form of L jaculum dart + -fer -FER) + -OUS; see JACULATE]

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