spiculum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
    spicule.

WordNet


Spic"u*lum noun
Etymology
L., a little point.
Wordforms
plural Spicula
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) Same as Spicule.

Webster 1913