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Webster 1913 Edition
Euplectella
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Euˊplec-tel′la
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] well plaited;
εὖ
well + [GREEK] plaited.] (Zoöl.)
A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; – called also
Venus’s flower-basket
. Definition 2024
Euplectella
Euplectella
See also: euplectella
Translingual
Euplectella aspergillum
Venus's flower basket
Venus's flower basket
Proper noun
Euplectella f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Euplectellidae – certain glassy sponges, including Venus' flower basket.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Porifera - phylum, Hexactinellida - class, Lyssacinosidea - order, Euplectellidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Euplectella aspergillum
euplectella
euplectella
See also: Euplectella