spic·ule 
(spĭkyl) also spic·u·la (-yə-lə)
(spĭkyl) also spic·u·la (-yə-lə)n. pl. spic·ules also spic·u·lae (-yə-lē)
1. A small needlelike structure or part, such as one of the silicate or calcium carbonate processes supporting the soft tissue of certain invertebrates, especially sponges.
2. Astronomy A spike-shaped formation emanating from the ionized gas of the solar photosphere.
[Latin spīculum; see SPICULUM.]
spicu·lar (-yə-lər), spicu·late (-yə-lĭt, -lāt′) adj.
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