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spadix

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Noun
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spa=dix

CIDE DICTIONARY

spadixn. [L., a palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. .].
  •  A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

spadix, n. (pl. spadices) Bot. a spike of flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and usu. enclosed in a spathe.

Derivative
spadiceous adj.
Etymology
L f. Gk, = palm-branch

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