zimocca

noun

zi·​moc·​ca

zə̇ˈmäkə

variants or less commonly zimocca sponge

plural -s

: a rather harsh commercial sponge (Spongia zimocca or S. officinalis zimocca) of a massive more or less conical form occurring in the Mediterranean Sea

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