spicate

spi·cate

S0635800 (spī′kāt′)adj. Borne in or forming a spike.

[Latin spīcātus, from spīca, ear of grain.]

spicate

(ˈspaɪkeɪt) adj (Botany) botany having, arranged in, or relating to spikes: a spicate inflorescence. [C17: from Latin spīcātus having spikes, from spīca a point]

spi•cate

(ˈspaɪ keɪt)

adj. 1. arranged in spikes, as flowers. 2. in the form of a spike, as in inflorescence. [1660–70; < Latin spīcātus]

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spicate - having or relating to spikes; "spicate inflorescence"phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants

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