spinule
[ spahy-nyool, spin-yool ]
nounZoology, Botany.
a small spine.
Origin of spinule
1Other words from spinule
- spin·u·lose [spin-yuh-lohs, spahy-nyuh-], /ˈspɪn yəˌloʊs, ˈspaɪ nyə-/, adjective
Words Nearby spinule
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How to use spinule in a sentence
This process has been one of time: the adhesion of the "spinule" took place in about sixteen hours after its escape from the egg.
Omphalos | Philip Henry GosseFrom every corner of the hexagons (between three pores) arises a very thin, hair-like, short radial spinule.
British Dictionary definitions for spinule
spinule
/ (ˈspaɪnjuːl) /
noun
biology a very small spine, thorn, or prickle
Origin of spinule
1C18: from Late Latin spīnula
Derived forms of spinule
- spinulose (ˈspaɪnjʊˌləʊs), adjective
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