Venus's flower–basket

noun Ve·nus's flow·er–bas·ket \ˈvē-nə-səz-, ˈvē-nəs-\

Definition of VENUS'S FLOWER-BASKET

: any of several glass sponges (genus Euplectella) of the western Pacific and Indian oceans —called also Venus flower basket

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1872

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