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spicula¹

Rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə

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Borrowed from Latin spīcula.

noun

  1. plural plural of spiculum

spicula²

Rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin spīcula.

noun spiculas · spiculae

  1. A little spike; a spikelet or spiculum. He concludes this Diſſertation, by endeavouring to explain the Manner of its [olive oil's] operating, which he attributes to its fat inviſcating Nature, whereby it ſheathes the Spicula of the Poiſon.
  2. A pointed fleshy appendage. Nature 'publishes itself in creatures, reaching from particles and spicula, through transformation on transformation to the highest symmetries.

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@misc{spicula_2026,
  title = {spicula},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spicula},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}