rodlet

See also: rödlet

English

Etymology

From rod +‎ -let.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒdlət/

Noun

rodlet (plural rodlets)

1. Any small rod, or rod-shaped structure (especially on the surface of some fungal spores)
   • 1972, Vladimir Nabokov, Transparent Things, McGraw-Hill, published 1972, page 7:

     It issues in one continuous appetizing rodlet [...], which looks as if it retained the shape of an earthworm's tract (but watch, watch, do not be deflected!).

Anagrams

• Drolet, retold