spiculum

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Noun spiculum has 1 sense

spicule, spiculum - small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals
--₁ is a kind of process, outgrowth, appendage

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Spiculum

Noun

Sense 1:

A small spike or pointed object; a spicule.

Example sentence: The doctor removed the spiculum from the patient's foot with a pair of tweezers.

Sense 2:

A small, sharp-pointed process, like that on the legs of many insects.

Example sentence: The spiculum on the ant's leg helped it hold onto the leaf.

Sense 3:

A minute sharp point, as on the stamen of a flower.

Example sentence: The spiculum on the flower's stamen is responsible for pollen collection.