Rodlet
//ˈɹɒdlət// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any small rod, or rod-shaped structure (especially on the surface of some fungal spores)
"It issues in one continuous appetizing rodlet [...], which looks as if it retained the shape of an earthworm's tract (but watch, watch, do not be deflected!)."
Example
More examples"It issues in one continuous appetizing rodlet [...], which looks as if it retained the shape of an earthworm's tract (but watch, watch, do not be deflected!)."
Etymology
From rod + -let.
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