phacellus

noun

1. One of the filaments on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of certain jellyfishes.

   Closer inspection, however, shows that the two phacelli of each pair originate as diverging limbs, from a simple interradial phacellus deep in the bottom of the basal stomach.

Where it comes from

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek [Term?], meaning "bundle of faggots".

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry phacellus (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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