spiricle

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noun

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

OriginLatin spira →
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Meanings

nounspiricle (plural spiricles)

plural spiricles

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

Origin

  1. Latinspira“a coil”
  2. Englishspiricle

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

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APA

spiricle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiricle

MLA

“spiricle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiricle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiricle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiricle.

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