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spiculae

  • plural
    of spicula.
    spicula
    noun
    a spicule.

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We have frequently observed this descent of minute icy spiculae when the sky appears perfectly clear, and could even perceive that its silent but continued action added to the snowy covering of the ground.

From The Journey to the Polar Sea by John Franklin

Having collected the venom carefully on a piece of glass, he examined it with a microscope, and found it to consist of sharp, saline spiculae, of a reticular appearance, extremely minute.

From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 578, December 1, 1832 by Various

The chief difference between the white and red fir is in the spiculae or leaves.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by George Wharton James

Glance at these then fringed all round with needles and spiculae inches long; the leaf itself is a shimmering green, dusted over with a frosty down.

From Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea by Gordon Stables

When it was heated, these flints cracked and burst, and the spiculae were scattered over the pieces of pottery, sticking to them. 

From Self help; with illustrations of conduct and perseverance by Samuel Smiles

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