thorn
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0025172
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: とげ(spine, prickle) (Japanese)
- exact: espina (Spanish)
- broad: barb
- broad: barbel
- broad: barbella
- broad: barbellae
- broad: barbellula
- broad: barbellulae
- broad: barbellule
- Definition
- A branch that is a sclerified, pointed outgrowth. [source: POC:curators]
- Comment
- A thorn is a short, pointed (PATO:0002258) woody structure, may be branched.
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