Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Euplectella"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Euplectella \Eu`plec*tel"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? well plaited; ?
well + ? plaited.] (Zo["o]l)
A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven
siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; --
called also {Venus's flower-basket}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Euplectella
n : a genus of Hyalospongiae [syn: {Euplectella}, {genus
Euplectella}]
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