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Definition or meaning of the English word Hyalonema
A genus of hexactinelline sponges; having a long stem composed of very long; slender; transparent; siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the Japanese species H. Sieboldii; called glass-rope; has long been in use as an ornament. See Glass-rope. (n.).
