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Hang On Its A Thorny Plant

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28%10 Can have both thorny and non-thorny varieties
noun

• family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

28%6Thorny desert plant
noun

• any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

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