spicule

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) A sharp, needle-like piece.
 * 2) A tiny glass flake formed during the manufacture of glass vials
 * 3)  Any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges.
 * 4) A needle-like mating structure found only in male nematodes.
 * 5)  A jet of matter ejected from the photosphere of the sun.
 * 6) A small spike of flowers.
 * 1) A small spike of flowers.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: spikula
 * German:
 * Italian: spicola
 * Russian:


 * Catalan: espícula
 * Finnish: spikula, kalkkineulanen
 * French:
 * German: Kalknadel
 * Italian: spicola
 * Portuguese: espícula
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: