Definition of spadix in English:

spadix

nounPlural spadices ˈspeɪdɪksˈspeɪdɪks

1Botany
A spike of minute flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums.
Example sentencesExamples
- The perfect bloom was not expected because visitors had hurled stones at the flower, bruising the spadix.
- In the male zone, the mature spadix is lined with longitudinal resiniferous canals located at the base of the stamens.
- The flower head consists of a spathe and spadix.
- The fruit is composed of a mass of berries on a spadix, the fleshy central spike first seen in the flower.
2Zoology
(in certain invertebrates) a part or organ which is more or less conical in shape, e.g. a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid.

Origin

Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek, literally 'palm branch'.

Definition of spadix in US English:

spadix

nounˈspādiksˈspeɪdɪks

1Botany
A spike of minute flowers closely arranged around a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums.
Example sentencesExamples
- The fruit is composed of a mass of berries on a spadix, the fleshy central spike first seen in the flower.
- The perfect bloom was not expected because visitors had hurled stones at the flower, bruising the spadix.
- In the male zone, the mature spadix is lined with longitudinal resiniferous canals located at the base of the stamens.
- The flower head consists of a spathe and spadix.
2Zoology
(in certain invertebrates) a part or organ which is more or less conical in shape, e.g. a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid.

Origin

Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek, literally ‘palm branch’.

单词	spadix
释义	Definition of spadix in English: spadix nounPlural spadices ˈspeɪdɪksˈspeɪdɪks 1Botany A spike of minute flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums. Example sentencesExamples The perfect bloom was not expected because visitors had hurled stones at the flower, bruising the spadix. In the male zone, the mature spadix is lined with longitudinal resiniferous canals located at the base of the stamens. The flower head consists of a spathe and spadix. The fruit is composed of a mass of berries on a spadix, the fleshy central spike first seen in the flower. 2Zoology (in certain invertebrates) a part or organ which is more or less conical in shape, e.g. a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid. Origin Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek, literally 'palm branch'. Definition of spadix in US English: spadix nounˈspādiksˈspeɪdɪks 1Botany A spike of minute flowers closely arranged around a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums. Example sentencesExamples The fruit is composed of a mass of berries on a spadix, the fleshy central spike first seen in the flower. The perfect bloom was not expected because visitors had hurled stones at the flower, bruising the spadix. In the male zone, the mature spadix is lined with longitudinal resiniferous canals located at the base of the stamens. The flower head consists of a spathe and spadix. 2Zoology (in certain invertebrates) a part or organ which is more or less conical in shape, e.g. a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid. Origin Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek, literally ‘palm branch’.
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