spicousadj.

Etymology: < Latin spīca spike.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspicous.

Botany ? Obsolete.

Spicate; spiky, pointed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of a spike

spiky1578

spicous1658

spicated1661

spicate1668

spicaceous1756

spiciform1836

1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 123 The seeds about the spicous head or torch of Tapsas Barbatus.

1694 W. Westmacott Θεολοβοτονολογια 8 The Fruit or Apples..are..coated and arm'd with many spicous Pricks.

1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Hence in later Dicts. ]

Derivatives

ˈspicousness n. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Spicousness, a being spiked like Ears of Corn; also Fulness of Ears.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	spicous
释义	spicousadj. Etymology: < Latin spīca spike.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈspicous. Botany ? Obsolete. Spicate; spiky, pointed. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > inflorescence or collective flower > [adjective] > having particular shape, type, or arrangement > of a spike spiky1578 spicous1658 spicated1661 spicate1668 spicaceous1756 spiciform1836 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 123 The seeds about the spicous head or torch of Tapsas Barbatus. 1694 W. Westmacott Θεολοβοτονολογια 8 The Fruit or Apples..are..coated and arm'd with many spicous Pricks. 1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Hence in later Dicts. ] Derivatives ˈspicousness n. rare Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Spicousness, a being spiked like Ears of Corn; also Fulness of Ears. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1658
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