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SPADIX (spadices)
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Irregular inflected form: spadices
Dictionary entry overview: What does spadix mean?
• SPADIX (noun)
The noun SPADIX has 1 sense:
1. the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
Familiarity information: SPADIX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("spadix" is a kind of...):
axis (the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged)
Holonyms ("spadix" is a part of...):
spike ((botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis)
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