rodlet en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɒdlət/ (UK)
Etymology
From rod + -let.
Meanings
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Any small rod, or rod-shaped structure (especially on the surface of some fungal spores)
It issues in one continuous appetizing rodlet [...], which looks as if it retained the shape of an earthworm's tract (but watch, watch, do not be deflected!).
1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, published 1972, page 7:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rodlets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |