English dictionary
spicule
/'sp/I/k/j//u/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
Synonyms spiculumSource: WordNet 3.0
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A minute, slender granule, or point.
Source: webster1913