different between spicula vs sicula

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?kj?l?

Noun

spicula

1. plural of spiculum

Noun

spicula (plural spiculas or spiculae)

1. A little spike; a spikelet or spiculum.
2. A pointed fleshy appendage.

Latin

Noun

sp?cula

1. nominative plural of sp?culum
2. accusative plural of sp?culum
3. vocative plural of sp?culum

References

• spicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• spicula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• spicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Noun

sicula (plural siculae)

1. (zoology) The hard, triangular apex of a graptolite from which it grows.

Synonyms

• virgula (obsolete)

Derived terms

• prosicula

Anagrams

• aulics, caulis, clusia

Italian

Adjective

sicula

1. feminine singular of siculo

Latin

Adjective

sicula

1. nominative feminine singular of siculus
2. nominative neuter plural of siculus
3. accusative neuter plural of siculus
4. vocative feminine singular of siculus
5. vocative neuter plural of siculus

Adjective

sicul?

1. ablative feminine singular of siculus

References

• sicula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sicula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sicula in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• sicula in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette