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euplectella
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euplectella, n. [NL., fr. Gr. well plaited; e'y^ well + plaited.].
A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also Venus's flower-basket . [1913 Webster]
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