2. (noun) sponge - a general name for sea sponges.
Ka tīhorea te kiri, ka kitea he mea angiangi noa a roto, he mea putaputa me te pūngorungoru; he wai kau, me te wai kōrau te reka (TWMNT 24/3/1874:72). / When the rind is removed, a thin layer is found inside which is cellular like a sponge, filled with fluid tasting much like that of a turnip.
3. (noun) organ pipe sponge, Siphonochalina sp. - grows as delicate thin-walled tubes up to 300 mm tal and 25 mm in diameter. Found in deep water.
