spicula
noun
Definitions
A little spike; a spikelet.
A pointed fleshy appendage.
noun
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A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century.
A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice.
A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge.
A small radial emission of gas seen in the chromosphere and corona of the sun.