spa·dix (sp  d ks)n. pl. spa·di·ces (-d -s z ) A fleshy clublike spike bearing minute flowers, usually enclosed within a sheathlike spathe, characteristic of aroid plants, such as the calla. [Latin sp d x, broken-off palm branch, from Greek, from spn, to stretch.] |   |
spadix [ˈspeɪdɪks]
n pl spadices [speɪˈdaɪsiːz]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a racemose inflorescence having many small sessile flowers borne on a fleshy stem, the whole usually being surrounded by a spathe: typical of aroid plants
[from Latin: pulled-off branch of a palm, with its fruit, from Greek: torn-off frond; related to Greek span to pull off]
| spadix (spdks) Plural spadices (sp d-sz) A fleshy spike of minute flowers, usually enclosed within a spathe, as in the arums. |
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