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Meaning of EUPLECTELLA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  a genus of Hyalospongiae
 

EUPLECTELLA is a 11 letter word that starts with E.

 

 Synonyms: genus Euplectella
 
 See Also: class Hyalospongiae, Hyalospongiae, sponge genus, Venus's flower basket

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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}.

 

 

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