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noun
A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice.
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noun
A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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noun
small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spicule
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Broader terms: process, outgrowth, appendage
History
From Latin spīculum (“a little sharp point”), from spīcum, alternative form of spīca (“point, spike”).
