Holding out a spine-tipped hand, the creature passed something unseen to the eager cat-man. From Wordnik.com. [Kingdoms of Light]
She rubbed spine-tipped fingers together. From Wordnik.com. [Kingdoms of Light]
Leaves evergreen, simple, alternate, 2-4 inches long, 1-1/2-3 inches wide, flat when compared with those of the European holly, thickish, smooth on both sides, yellowish-green, scarcely glossy on the upper surface, paler beneath, elliptical, oval or oval-oblong; apex acutish, spine-tipped; base acutish or obtuse; margin wavy and concave between the large spiny teeth, sometimes with one or two teeth or entire; midrib prominent beneath; leafstalks short, grooved; stipules minute, awl-shaped, becoming blackish, persistent. From Wordnik.com. [Handbook of the Trees of New England] Reference
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