3. (Bot.)
Defn: Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.
Syn. — Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen; acrimonious; biting; stinging.
PUNGENTLY
Pun"gent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a pungent manner; sharply.
PUNGLED
Pun"gled, a. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: Shriveled or shrunken; — said especially of grain which has lost its juices from the ravages of insects, such as the wheat midge, or Trips (Thrips cerealium).
PUNGY
Pung"y, n. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: A small sloop or shallop, or a large boat with sails.
PUNIC Pu"nic, a. Etym: [L. Punicus pertaining to Carthage, or its inhabitants, fr. Poeni the Carthaginians.]