spiculigenous

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adjective

Producing or containing spicules.

“spiculigenous cells”

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Meanings

adjectivespiculigenous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerarebiologyProducing or containing spicules.

    spiculigenous cells

    1 more example

    spiculigenous sponges

Origin

From spicule + -genous.

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Cite this entry
APA

spiculigenous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiculigenous

MLA

“spiculigenous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiculigenous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiculigenous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiculigenous.

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