spic|ule

spic|ule
spic|ule «SPIHK yool», noun.
1. a small, slender, sharp-pointed piece usually bony or crystalline.
2. one of such pieces that form the skeleton of a sponge.
3. a small spike of flowers; spikelet.
4. a small solar prominence.
[< Latin spīculum; see etym. under spiculum (Cf.spiculum)]

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