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单词 spadices
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
spa•dix  (spādiks),USA pronunciation n., pl. spa•di•ces (spā dīsēz, spādə sēz′).USA pronunciation [Bot.]
  1. Botanyan inflorescence consisting of a spike with a fleshy or thickened axis, usually enclosed in a spathe. See illus. under inflorescence. 
  • Greek spá̄dīx a torn-off palm bough, chestnut brown; akin to spân to tear off
  • Latin spādīx a broken palm branch and its fruit
  • 1750–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
spadix /ˈspeɪdɪks/ n ( pl spadices /speɪˈdaɪsiːz/)
  1. a racemose inflorescence having many small sessile flowers borne on a fleshy stem, the whole usually being surrounded by a spathe: typical of aroid plants
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: pulled-off branch of a palm, with its fruit, from Greek: torn-off frond; related to Greek span to pull off
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