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[おどろ(荊棘)]
odoro
na adjective, noun

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[おどろ()]
odoro

English Meaning(s) for 荊棘

na adjective, noun
  1. briars; thicket; the bush

Definition and Synonyms for 荊棘

Spine a sharp rigid animal process or appendage
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Shaggily in a shaggy manner
Synonyms: もじゃもじゃ, , ,
Sticker a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Synonyms: , , , , 荊棘
Ratty dirty and infested with rats
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Ratty of or characteristic of rats
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Brush a dense growth of bushes
Synonyms: やぶ, , 叢林, , 茂み, 茂り, 茂る, , 雑木林
Spine as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
Synonyms: , , ,

Meanings for each kanji in 荊棘

» thorn; brier; whip
» thorn; splinter; spine; biting words; briers

Categories 荊棘 is a member of

Process a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
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Flora all the plant life in a particular region or period
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Aculeus a stiff sharp-pointed plant process
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