‖ rhabdus
(ˈræbdəs)
[mod.L., a. Gr. ῥάβδος.]
1. Bot. The stipe of certain fungi.
| 1866 Treas. Bot. 968/2. |
2. A sponge spicule of the monaxon biradiate type. Also anglicized as rhabd (ræbd).
| 1887 [see rhabdome]. 1900 Minchin Sponges 116. 1940 [see diactine a.]. |