prickly leaves
Sharp-edged plant parts
Prickly leaves are leaves armed with sharp points or spines, as on holly, thistle, or certain succulents.
The prickles serve as defense against grazing animals.
The prickly leaves of the holly bush scratched her arms as she reached for the berries.
- thornyHaving sharp protrusions
- crown of thornsBraided barbed headpiece
- spinyHaving sharp points
- hollySpiny-leaved winter shrub
- cactusSpiny desert plant
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texture
prickly leavessoft leaves
lamb's ear · waxy leaves · feathery leaves · fleshy leaves · glossy leaves
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