spicula noun¹. ['spɪkjʊlǝ] Pl. -lae [-li:]. M18.
[mod. Latin, dim. of Latin spica SPIKE noun¹: see -CULE.]
1. A sharp-pointed or needle-like crystal etc.; esp. a minute ice-crystal. M18.

2. A small spine on part of a plant or animal; a prickle, a spicule. M18.

3. Botany. A spikelet of a grass or sedge. M18-M19.

4. = SPICULE 5. M19.

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