This is the 13024th most frequent Swedish word.
taggarna
"Taggarna" means "the spikes" or "the thorns" in English.
The word "taggarna" is used to mean "the thorns," which are sharp pointed parts of a plant, in this case illustrating the context of gardening.
Jag plockade taggarna från rosen för att få en lättare bukett.
I picked the thorns from the rose to make a lighter bouquet.
Here, "taggarna" figuratively represents "thorns" as a metaphor for being defensive or combative when feeling threatened or unsettled.
Han har taggarna utåt när han känner sig hotad.
He has his thorns out when he feels threatened.
In this sentence, "taggarna" is utilized to describe spikes, which are physical protrusions, in a descriptive context about an animal.