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Glass-rope (gcide) | Glass-rope \Glass"-rope`\, n. (Zool.)
A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first
brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a
bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted
together.
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glass-rope (gcide) | Hyalonema \Hy`a*lo*ne"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`alos glass + ? a
thread.] (Zool.)
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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Glass-rope (gcide) | Glass-rope \Glass"-rope`\, n. (Zool.)
A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first
brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a
bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted
together.
[1913 Webster]Hyalonema \Hy`a*lo*ne"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`alos glass + ? a
thread.] (Zool.)
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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