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hyalonema

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hyalone-ma
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species ( Hyalonema Sieboldii ), called glass-rope , has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope .

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What does hyalonema mean?
A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species ( Hyalonema Sieboldii ), called glass-rope , has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope .

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