English Explanatory Dictionary

clavula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A ciliated bristle of some sea urchins
  2. A spicule of some sponges

Word forms

clavula clavulas clavulae

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin clāvula (“scion, graft”). By surface analysis, clav(a) + -ula.

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