spiricle

English

Etymology

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

Noun

spiricle (plural spiricles)

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

References

• “spiricle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.