单词 | spicula |
释义 | spicula/ˈspɪkjʊlə![]() noun (plural spiculae /ˈspɪkjʊliː/) technical 1A hard, pointed projection on part of a plant or animal; a spine or prickle.Some of the fibres are thickly covered with extremely minute spicula, occasionally aggregated into little tuffs; and hence they have a hairy appearance....
1.1A sharp-pointed crystalline structure.The calcareous matter beneath the lava, and especially that forming the crystalline spicula, could not have been subjected to the effects of a passing stream....
OriginMid 18th century: modern Latin, diminutive form of Latin spica 'spike'. |
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