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Spiculum

//ˈspɪkjʊləm// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.
  2. 2
    small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals wordnet
  3. 3
    A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice.
  4. 4
    A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge.
  5. 5
    A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun.

Etymology

From Latin spīculum (“a little sharp point”), from spīcum, alternative form of spīca (“point, spike”).

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