单词 | spadix |
释义 | spadix /spay"diks/, n. , pl. spadices /spay duy"seez, spay"deuh seez'/. Bot. an inflorescence consisting of a spike with a fleshy or thickened axis, usually enclosed in a spathe. See illus. under inflorescence. [1750-60; < L spadix a broken palm branch and its fruit < Gk spádix a torn-off palm bough, chestnut brown; akin to spân to tear off] |
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