Definition of Spicule. Meaning of Spicule. Synonyms of Spicule

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Definition of Spicule

Spicule
Spicule Spic"ule, n. [L. spiculum a little point, a dart.] 1. A minute, slender granule, or point. 2. (Bot.) Same as Spicula. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any small calcareous or siliceous body found in the tissues of various invertebrate animals, especially in sponges and in most Alcyonaria. Note: Spicules vary exceedingly in size and shape, and some of those found in siliceous sponges are very complex in structure and elegant in form. They are of great use in classification. Description of the Illustration: a Acerate; b Tricurvate, or Bowshaped; c d Hamate; e Broomshaped; f Scepterellate; g Spinispirulate; h Inequi-anchorate; i Sexradiate; j A Trichite Sheaf; k Six-rayed Capitate; l Rosette of Esperia; m Equi-anchorate.

Meaning of Spicule from wikipedia

- up ****ule in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ****ules are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms ****ule may...
- ****ules are structural elements found in most sponges. The meshing of many ****ules serves as the sponge's skeleton and thus it provides structural support...
- nematodes, ****ules, also known as co****tory ****ules, are needle-like mating structures found only in males. Male nematodes may have one or two ****ules which...
- In solar physics, a ****ule, also known as a fibril or mottle, is a dynamic jet of plasma in the Sun's chromosphere about 300 km in diameter. They move...
- species Monorhaphis chuni, a sponge known for creating a single giant basal ****ule (G.B.S.) to anchor the sponge in the sediments. The species was described...
- are characterized by ****ules made of calcium carbonate, in the form of high-magnesium calcite or aragonite. While the ****ules in most species are triradiate...
- ****ules are tiny gl**** flakes which are formed during the manufacture of gl**** vials. A gl**** tube is extruded at a constant rate and a jet of water applied...
- species have silica ****ules, whereas some species have calcium carbonate exoskeletons. Calcareous sponges have calcium carbonate ****ules and, in some species...
- are sponges with a skeleton made of four- and/or six-pointed siliceous ****ules, often referred to as gl**** sponges. They are usually classified along...
- their skeletons out of silica, which forms a unique lattice structure of ****ules. The sponges are usually between 10 cm (3.9 in) and 30 cm (12 in) tall...