Spicule
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spicule is a noun meaning A sharp, needle-like piece.
Meaning
A sharp, needle-like piece.
More Meanings
- A tiny glass flake formed during the manufacture of glass vials.
- (biology) Any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges.
- A needle-like mating structure found only in male nematodes.
- (astronomy) A jet of matter ejected from the photosphere of the sun.
- A small spike of flowers.
- (historical) A unit of mass equal to 125 pounds.
Example Sentences
Tear it up, and put a fragment under the microscope, and, wonder of wonders! see the maze of geometric forms exhibited in the bones of the creature; for who can help regarding the spicules as bones, even though a sponge be invertebrate?
Word Forms
- spicules
Synonyms for spicule
Depending on context, synonyms include spiculum.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spiculum, triradiate, spickle, spire, spinule, stickle.
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