Trich"ite (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, hair.]

1. (Min.) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite.

2. (Zoöl.) A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.

Trichite sheaf(Zoöl.), one of the small sheaflike fascicles of slender setæ characteristic of certain sponges. See Illust. under Spicule.

Trich"ite (?), n. [Gr. &?;, &?;, hair.]

1. (Min.) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of Crystallite.

2. (Zoöl.) A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges.

Trichite sheaf(Zoöl.), one of the small sheaflike fascicles of slender setæ characteristic of certain sponges. See Illust. under Spicule.