spicula
noun
a spicule.
spiculae
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pluralof spicula.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
These spiculae, or darts, will remain unaltered on the glass for some months.
From The Illustrated London Reading Book by Various
It publishes itself in creatures, reaching from particles and spiculae through transformation on transformation to the highest symmetries, arriving at consummate results without a shock or a leap.
From Essays — Second Series by Ralph Waldo Emerson
