Term Name:	spiny stellate cell morphology
Synonyms:
Definition:	A cell morphology that inheres in neurons which have spiny basal dendrites and resemble pyramidal cells but lose their apical dendrites as they mature. Their axons nearly always emerge from the descending side of the soma, but often recurve and ascend with arc-like collaterals.
Ontology:	Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0070013]