I. ˈspənjēə, ˈspän- noun
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, sponge
: a genus of tropical and subtropical sponges that includes various commercially important sponges and is the type of the family Spongiidae
I. noun combining form
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin spongia
: sponge — in generic names of sponges
Astylo spongia