Spicule

{{Wiktionary|spicule}} '''Spicules''' are any of various small needle-like anatomical structures occurring in organisms

'''Spicule''' may also refer to: *Spicule (sponge), small skeletal elements of sea sponges *Spicule (nematode), reproductive structures found in male nematodes (roundworms) *Spicule (solar physics), jets of solar material from the Sun

==See also== *Ossicle, any various small bones *Process (anatomy), any outgrowths of tissue *Sclerite, hardened body parts of invertebrates *Spikelet, the inflorescence of grasses *Stylet (anatomy), a piercing structure *Tubercle, wart-shaped outgrowths of body tissue

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