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 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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