:: It's worth noting that the word " osculum " ( even more similar to oculus than it looks to us, because the last two letters can be largely disregarded ) can mean " kiss " in Latin.
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Close-up the sponge can be seen to consist of a tangled mass of tubes ( these tubes are thicker and less tightly knit than in " C . coriacea " and there is no osculum as found in that species ).
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Medieval canonists enumerated the prohibited civil relations : ( a ) conversations, exchange of letters, tokens of benevolence ( osculum ); ( b ) prayer in common with the excommunicated; ( c ) marks of honor and respect; ( d ) business and social relations; and ( e ) meals with the excommunicated.
