Spongiole

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

  Spongiole \Spon"gi*ole\ (sp[u^]n"j[i^]*[=o]l; 277), n. [L.
     spongiola a rose gall, small roots, dim. of spongia: cf. F.
     spongiole.] (Bot.)
     A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for
     absorbing water; -- called also {spongelet}.
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