Spindle fiber
spindle fiber n.
One of a network of achromatic filaments that extend inward from the poles of a dividing cell, forming a spindle-shaped figure.
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- Spindle-legged
noun, plural spindlelegs for 2. 1. (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs. 2. (used with a singular verb) Informal. a tall, thin person with such legs. spindle-legged adjective 1. having long thin legs plural noun 1. long thin legs 2. (functioning as sing) a person who has long thin legs
- Spindlelegs
noun, plural spindlelegs for 2. 1. (used with a plural verb) long, thin legs. 2. (used with a singular verb) Informal. a tall, thin person with such legs. plural noun 1. long thin legs 2. (functioning as sing) a person who has long thin legs
- Spindleshanks
[spin-dl-shangks] /ˈspɪn dlˌʃæŋks/ noun, plural spindleshanks. (used with a singular or plural verb) 1. spindlelegs.
- Spindle-side
noun 1. the female side or line of descent of a family; distaff side (opposed to spear side).
- Spindle tree
noun 1. any of various shrubs or trees of the genus Euonymus, esp E. europaeus, of Europe and W Asia, typically having red fruits and yielding a hard wood formerly used in making spindles: family Celastraceae