Spiculae

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

  Spicula \Spic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Spiculae}. [NL., dim. of L. spica
     a spike, ear.] (Bot.)
     (a) A little spike; a spikelet.
     (b) A pointed fleshy appendage.
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