荊棘[odoro] briars
棘皮動物[kyokuhidoubutsu] echinoderm
荊棘[keikyoku] wild rose
荊棘線[barasen] barbed wire

骨棘[kotsukyoku] bone spur
棘魚[togeuo] stickleback (any fish of family Gasterosteidae)
棘鼠[togenezumi] Ryukyu spiny rat (Tokudaia osimensis)
棘条[kyokujou] spiny ray (of a fin)

棗椰子[natsumeyashi] date palm (Phoenix dactylifera)
大棗[taisou] jujube

棗球[natsumekyuu] night-light bulb