Eu`plec*tel"la (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. well plaited; well + plaited.] Zool
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.
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