euplectella

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Euplectella
    n 1: a genus of Hyalospongiae [syn: {Euplectella}, {genus
         Euplectella}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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 Webster]