euplectella
Eu`plec*tel"la, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl) Defn: 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.
Eu`plec*tel"la, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl) Defn: 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.