SPICA


Meaning of SPICA in English

n. 1 Bot. a spike or spikelike form. 2 Surgery a spiral bandage with reversed turns, suggesting an ear of corn. spicate adj. spicated adj.

[ L, = spike, ear of corn, rel. to spina SPINE: in sense 2 after Gk stakhus ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.