Spicula

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Spicula \Spic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Spiculae}. [NL., dim. of L. spica
   a spike, ear.] (Bot.)
   (a) A little spike; a spikelet.
   (b) A pointed fleshy appendage.
       [1913 Webster]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Spiculum \Spic"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Spicula}. [L., a little point.]
   (Zool.)
   Same as {Spicule}.
   [1913 Webster]
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