0 (of skin) to feel as if small sharp points are touching it -- stikke
1 a sharp point growing on a plant or animal -- liten torn, pigg
A hedgehog is covered with prickles.
2 a feeling of being pricked -- stikking, prikking
a prickle of fear.
There are numerous small cone-shaped, hooked prickles over the body, except for under the snout.
The branches are covered in many prickles, many of which are fine and straight, but some are thicker and slightly hooked.
The prickles are straight and paired and generally appear at nodes.
There have been several theories regarding the evolution of large prickles on plants endemic to islands that lack any mammalian or reptilian herbivores.
Unlike most other members of the genus, it has no prickles.
The stems have very numerous stiff bristles and many straight prickles.
The young stems are green with a scattered arrangement of hairy prickles.
The bark is rough and gray with prickles.
