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Glass-rope (medicine)


glass-rope
<zoology> 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 fibres, twisted together.

Source: Websters Dictionary