spicule

1. A sharp, needle-like piece.
2. A tiny glass flake formed during the manufacture of glass vials
3. Any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges.
4. A needle-like mating structure found only in male nematodes.
5. A jet of matter ejected from the photosphere of the sun.
6. A small spike of flowers.

Etymology

From Latin spīculum.

Synonyms

spiculum

bone fragment

grain

granule

jot

needle

nib

peak

pike

pinpoint

bone needle

osteophyte

spicula

solar spicule

osseous pin

bean

bone spicule

Translations

spicule

spilla

spicola

αιχμή

κόκκος

spicula

espícula

spiculum

iğne

الشّوكة

spiculiform iğne şeklindeki

espícula

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