spongelet

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• Spongelet — Sponge let ( l[e^]t), n. See {Spongiole}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• spongelet — Spongiole Spon gi*ole (sp[u^]n j[i^]*[=o]l; 277), n. [L. spongiola a rose gall, small roots, dim. of spongia: cf. F. spongiole.] (Bot.) A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water; called also {spongelet}. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Spongiole — Spon gi*ole (sp[u^]n j[i^]*[=o]l; 277), n. [L. spongiola a rose gall, small roots, dim. of spongia: cf. F. spongiole.] (Bot.) A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water; called also {spongelet}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English