Acanaceous

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly. not-comparable, rare

    "But in addition, Johnathan, as the mocked parent, intended to see that the bed was as hard, knotty and acanaceous as the father knew how to make it."

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bristlypricklystingingthorny

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"But in addition, Johnathan, as the mocked parent, intended to see that the bed was as hard, knotty and acanaceous as the father knew how to make it."

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