SPIKE


Meaning of SPIKE in English

n. Bot. 1 a flower-cluster formed of many flower-heads attached closely on a long stem. 2 a separate sprig of any plant in which flowers form a spikelike cluster. spikelet n.

[ ME, = ear of corn, f. L SPICA ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.