clavule
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clavule — Bot. (ˈklævjuːl) Also in L. form. [ad. L. clāvula, dim. of clāva club.] The elongated claviform portion of the receptacle of certain fungi (1866 Treas. Bot.) … Useful english dictionary
clavule — n. [L. dim. clava, club] 1. (ECHINODERMATA: Echinoidea) In Spatangoida, a minute ciliated spine on the test. 2. (PORIFERA) A modified triaxonal spicule with a disk or bulb at one end … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology