| 单词 | prickly |
| 释义 | 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 common in hot countries. prickly pear 1. any cactus of the genus Opuntia, native to arid regions of America, bearing barbed bristles and large pear-shaped prickly fruits. 2. its fruit. prickly poppy a tropical poppy-like plant, Argemone mexicana, with prickly leaves and yellow flowers. Derivatives prickliness n. |
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