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spicula(dictionary)

spicula (iou)



spicula noun1. . M18.
[mod. Latin, dim. of Latin spica SPIKE noun1: see -CULE.]
A sharp-pointed or needle-like crystal etc.; esp. a minute ice-crystal. M18.
A small spine on part of a plant or animal; a prickle, a spicule. M18.
Botany. A spikelet of a grass or sedge. M18-M19.
= SPICULE 5. M19.