Euplectella

Euplectella: noun

a genus of Hyalospongiae

• Syn: ↑genus Euplectella

• Hypernyms: ↑sponge genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Hyalospongiae, ↑class Hyalospongiae

• Member Meronyms: ↑Venus's flower basket

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\\ˌyüˌplekˈtelə\ noun
Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Greek euplektos well plaited (from eu- + plektos plaited, from plekein to plait) + New Latin -ella — more at ply

: a genus of hyalosponges comprising the Venus's-flower-basket, having a skeleton of interwoven siliceous spicules, and growing in the form of a cornucopia

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Euplectella — Euplectella … Wikipédia en Français
Euplectella — Eu plec*tel la, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? well plaited; e y^ well + ? plaited.] (Zo[ o]l) A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; called also {Venus s flower basket}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Euplectella — Euplectella, Glasschwamm (s. Schwämme) … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Euplectella — Euplectella … Wikipédia en Français
Euplectella Aspergillum — Euplectella aspergillum … Wikipédia en Français
Euplectella aspergillum — Euplectella aspergillum … Wikipédia en Français
Euplectella aspergillum — Euplectella aspergillum … Wikipédia en Français
Euplectella aspergillum — Gießkannenschwamm Gießkannenschwamm Systematik Überordnung: Glasschwämme (Hexactinellida) Unterklasse … Deutsch Wikipedia
Euplectella speciosa — Venus Ve nus, n. [L. Venus, eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. [1913 Webster] 2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
euplectella — eu·plec·tel·la … English syllables

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