Trichite
Trichite , noun
[Greek {not transcribed}, {not transcribed}, hair.]
1.
(Mineralogy) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite.
2.
(Zoology) A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.
Collocations (1)
Trichite sheaf (Zoology) , one of the small sheaflike fascicles of slender setae characteristic of certain sponges. See Illust. under Spicule.