phacella

noun

pha·​cel·​la

fəˈselə

variants or less commonly phacellus

-ləs

plural phacellae

-ˌlē,

-ˌlī

also phacelli

-ˌlī

: one of the rows of filaments usually bearing nematocysts on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of some scyphozoan jellyfishes

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek phakellos, manuscript variant of phakelos bundle, faggot

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