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GLASS-ROPE
GLASS-ROPE
Glass
"-
rope
`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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
fibers,
twisted
together.
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