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spongelet|ˈspʌndʒlɪt|
[f. sponge n.1 + -let.]
1. Bot. = spongiole 1.
1835Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 2) 36 The stigma and the spongelets of the roots. 1841Florist's Jrnl. (1846) II. 210 They will push forth sponglets into the moss. 1870Academy 12 Mar. 155 In the very first phases of vegetation where the primary spongelet..is clearly the absorbent of moisture.
2. A small sponge.
1887in Cassell's Encycl. Dict. |