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A little spike; a spikelet.

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Definitions

  1. n. A little spike; a spikelet.
  2. n. A pointed fleshy appendage.
  3. pl. of Spiculum
  4. (a) A little spike; a spikelet. (b) A pointed fleshy appendage.
  5. n small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals