| a glass sponge of the genus Euplectella, inhabiting deep waters off the Philippines and Japan, having a cylindrical skeleton formed of an intricate latticework of siliceous spicules. |
Venus flower basket or Ve·nus's flower basket  (vē'nəs, vē'nə-sĭz)  n. A sponge of the genus Euplectella, living in deep marine waters of the East Indies and the eastern Asian coast and having a cylindrical skeleton of glassy intricate latticework. |