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Spica
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Spi·ca  (spk)
n.
A spectroscopic binary star, 245 light-years from Earth, one of the brightest stars in the sky and the brightest star in the constellation Virgo.
[Latin Spca, from spca, ear of grain.]
spi·ca  (spk)
n. pl. spi·cae (-k, -s) or spi·cas
A bandage applied in overlapping opposite spirals to immobilize a digit or limb.
[Latin spca, ear of grain (from its shape).]
Spica  (spk)
A bright bluish-white binary star in the constellation Virgo, with an apparent magnitude of 0.96. Scientific name: Alpha Virginis.
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Noun1.Spica - the brightest star in Virgo
Virgo - a large zodiacal constellation on the equator; between Leo and Libra


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