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Webster 1913 Edition

Spongiole

Spon′gi-ole

(spŭn′jĭ-ōl; 277)

,

Noun.

[L.

spongiola

a rose gall, small roots, dim. of

spongia

: cf. F.

spongiole

.]

(Bot.)

A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water; – called also

spongelet

.

Definition 2024

spongiole

spongiole

English

Noun

spongiole ‎(plural spongioles)

(botany) A supposed sponge-like expansion of the tip of a rootlet for absorbing water.

Synonyms

spongelet