| 释义 |
spicule/ˈspikju:l/n. 1 any small sharp-pointed body 针状物 2 Zool. a small hard calcareous or siliceous body, esp. in the framework of a sponge 【动】(尤指海绵的)骨针 3 Bot. a small or secondary spike 【植】小穗状花序 4 Astron. a spikelike prominence, esp. one appearing as a jet of gas in the sun's corona 【天】(尤指日冕中的)针状日珥 □ spicular adj.□ spiculate /-lət/ adj.[modern Latin spicula, spiculum, diminutives of SPICA] |