barbed bristles

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• Polyxenus — In Greek mythology, Polyxenus ( el. Πολύξενος or Πολύξεινος) was one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the first to learn the secrets of the Eleusinian Mysteries.In Biology, Polyxenus is a genus of bristly millipedes, which are covered… …   Wikipedia

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• Echinolaena —   Gk echinos, hedgehog; chlaena, cloak. The lower glume bears numerous acute or shortly barbed bristles …   Etymological dictionary of grasses

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• prickly — adj. (pricklier, prickliest) 1 (esp. in the names of plants and animals) having prickles. 2 (of a person) ready to take offence. 3 tingling. Phrases and idioms: prickly heat an itchy inflammation of the skin, causing a tingling sensation and… …   Useful english dictionary