"despine" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: despines [present, singular, third-person], despining [participle, present], despined [participle, past], despined [past]
Rhymes: -aɪn Etymology: From de- + spine. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|spine}} de- + spine Head templates: {{en-verb}} despine (third-person singular simple present despines, present participle despining, simple past and past participle despined)
  1. To remove the spines from a plant.

Inflected forms

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