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spiricle

spiricle noun: one of certain minute coiled threads in the coating of some seeds.

Noun

spiricle (plural spiricles)

  1. One of certain minute coiled threads in the coating of some seeds.

Forms of spiricle

pluralspiricles

Origin of spiricle

Diminutive, from Latin spira (“a coil”).

Questions about spiricle

What does spiricle mean?
Spiricle means one of certain minute coiled threads in the coating of some seeds.
What part of speech is spiricle?
Spiricle is a noun.
What is the plural of spiricle?
The plural of spiricle is spiricles.

Words near spiricle in the dictionary

  1. spireward
  2. spirewise
  3. Spirgel
  4. spirgetine
  5. spiric
  6. spiricle
  7. spiricles
  8. spirics
  9. spirifer
  10. spiriferid
  11. spiriferinid

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