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Spicula

A little spike; a spikelet.

📖 Definitions of "Spicula"

noun
  1. 1

    A little spike; a spikelet.

  2. 2

    A pointed fleshy appendage.

noun
  1. 1

    A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.

  2. 2

    A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice.

  3. 3

    A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge.

  4. 4

    A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun.

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