spicular

Variant of spiculate

spiculate definition

spicu·late (spik′yə lāt′)

adjective

  1. shaped like a spicule; needlelike
  2. covered with or consisting of spicules

Etymology: L spiculatus

Also spicular spic′u·lar (-lər)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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