Trichite
Pronunciation : Trich"ite
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Gr.
Definition : 1. (Min.)
Defn: A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite.
2. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges. Trichite sheaf (Zo?l.), one of the small sheaflike fascicles of slender set? characteristic of certain sponges. See Illust. under Spicule.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913