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spiculae

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spic⋅u⋅la

  [spik-yuh-luh]
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–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] .
a spicule.
Origin:
1740–50; < NL spīcula, ML, equiv. to L spīc(a) ear of grain + -ula -ule
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spic·ule   (spĭk'yōōl)   
n.   pl. spic·ules also spic·u·lae (-yə-lē)
A small needlelike structure or part, such as one of the silicate or calcium carbonate processes supporting the soft tissue of certain invertebrates, especially sponges.

[Latin spīculum; see spiculum.]
spic'u·lar (-yə-lər), spic'u·late (-yə-lĭt, -lāt') adj.
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