- Sexradiate
- Sexradiate Sex*ra"di*ate, a. [Sex- + radiate.] (Zo["o]l.) Having six rays; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. of {Spicule}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sexradiate — adj. [L. sex, six; radius, ray] Having 6 radii; hexactinal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Spicule — Spic ule, n. [L. spiculum a little point, a dart.] 1. A minute, slender granule, or point. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Same as {Spicula}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small calcareous or siliceous body found in the tissues of various… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English