Stachel

Definitions of Stachel
  1. noun
    a sharp rigid animal process or appendage; as a porcupine quill or a ridge on a bone or a ray of a fish fin
  2. noun
    a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
    synonyms: Dorn
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