phacella
noun
pha·cel·la
fəˈselə
variants or less commonly phacellus
-ləs
plural phacellae
-ˌlē,
-ˌlī
also phacelli -ˌlī
: one of the rows of filaments usually bearing nematocysts on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of some scyphozoan jellyfishes
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek phakellos, manuscript variant of phakelos bundle, faggot
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