State the function of the following part: Thorns of lemon plant
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In plant morphology, thorns, spines, and prickles, and in general spinose structures (sometimes called spinose teeth or spinose apical processes), are hard, rigid extensions or modifications of leaves, roots, stems or buds with sharp, stiff ends, and generally serve the same function: physically deterring animals from eating the plant material.
ɪɴ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ᴍᴏʀᴘʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ, ᴛʜᴏʀɴꜱ, ꜱᴘɪɴᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀɪᴄᴋʟᴇꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ꜱᴘɪɴᴏꜱᴇ ꜱᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇꜱ (ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ꜱᴘɪɴᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴇᴇᴛʜ ᴏʀ ꜱᴘɪɴᴏꜱᴇ ᴀᴘɪᴄᴀʟ ᴘʀᴏᴄᴇꜱꜱᴇꜱ), ᴀʀᴇ ʜᴀʀᴅ, ʀɪɢɪᴅ ᴇxᴛᴇɴꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏᴅɪꜰɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇꜱ, ʀᴏᴏᴛꜱ, ꜱᴛᴇᴍꜱ ᴏʀ ʙᴜᴅꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ꜱʜᴀʀᴘ, ꜱᴛɪꜰꜰ ᴇɴᴅꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟʟʏ ꜱᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴀᴍᴇ ꜰᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴ: ᴘʜʏꜱɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴɪᴍᴀʟꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴇᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴛ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ.
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