SPADIX


Meaning of SPADIX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈspā-diks ]

noun

( plural spa·di·ces ˈspā-də-ˌsēz)

Etymology: New Latin spadic-, spadix, from Latin, frond torn from a palm tree, from Greek spadik-, spadix, from span to draw, pull

Date: circa 1752

: a floral spike with a fleshy or succulent axis usually enclosed in a spathe

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