Euplectella

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Euplectella \Eu`plec*tel"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? well plaited;
     e'y^ well + ? plaited.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven
     siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; --
     called also {Venus's flower-basket}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Euplectella
       n : a genus of Hyalospongiae [syn: {genus Euplectella}]