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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 Stables, Gordon

These spiculae, or darts, will remain unaltered on the glass for some months.

From The Illustrated London Reading Book by Various

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 Franklin, John

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 Smiles, Samuel