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Jai_Ganesha

Jul 4, 2018 12:18 PM CST

Name: Jai or Jack
WV (Zone 6b)
Om shanti om.

Thank you. You are correct.

Spines are highly modified leaves. They are immediately and obviously different from thorns (or prickles) if you know what you're looking at.

The term "spinose structures" would cover all of them, but "thorns" covers only thorns.

Keep going!

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