spici-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly.

combining form of Latin spīca ear of corn, spike n.¹, occurring in a few words, as Mayne Expos. Lex. (1859) also gives spiciferous, spiciflorous, spicigerous as renderings of modern Latin formations.

spiciferous adj.

Brit.

/spʌɪˈsɪf(ə)rəs/

U.S.

/spaɪˈsɪf(ə)rəs/

[Latin spīcifer] (see quot. 1656).

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Spiciferous, that beareth ears of corn. [Hence in Phillips and Bailey.]

spiciform adj.

Brit.

/ˈspʌɪsᵻfɔːm/

U.S.

/ˈspaɪsəˌfɔrm/

having the form of a (flower-) spike.

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

1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 401/1 Verticillated either round some foreign body or under the form of spiciform branches.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 194 Heads purplish or white,..in a spiciform panicle.

spicilege n.

Brit.

/ˈspʌɪsᵻlɪdʒ/

U.S.

/ˈspaɪsəlɪdʒ/

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > anthology

pomander1530

posya1569

garland1612

polyanthea1618

florilegy1621

anthology1647

florilegium1647

florilege1651

spicilege1837

spicilegium1846

1837 W. S. Landor Pentameron & Pentalogia 113 Yet we may almost make out in quantity, and quite in quality, our spicilege from Virgil himself.

spicilegium n.

Brit.

/ˌspʌɪsᵻˈliːdʒɪəm/

U.S.

/ˌspaɪsəˈlidʒiəm/

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > anthology

pomander1530

posya1569

garland1612

polyanthea1618

florilegy1621

anthology1647

florilegium1647

florilege1651

spicilege1837

spicilegium1846

1846 G. S. Faber Lett. Tractarian Secession Popery 91 I shall exhibit some specimens of the process,..a spicilegium only.

1859 Archaeologia Cantiana 2 221 Which shall be, as it were, a ‘Spicilegium’, a gathering up of fragments.

† spicilegy n. [Latin spīcilegium] Obsolete a gleaning; a collection or anthology.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Spicilegy, gathering ears of corn, gleaning or leising corn.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	spici-
释义	spici-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. combining form of Latin spīca ear of corn, spike n.¹, occurring in a few words, as Mayne Expos. Lex. (1859) also gives spiciferous, spiciflorous, spicigerous as renderings of modern Latin formations. spiciferous adj. Brit. /spʌɪˈsɪf(ə)rəs/ , U.S. /spaɪˈsɪf(ə)rəs/ [Latin spīcifer] (see quot. 1656). Π 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Spiciferous, that beareth ears of corn. [Hence in Phillips and Bailey.] spiciform adj. Brit. /ˈspʌɪsᵻfɔːm/ , U.S. /ˈspaɪsəˌfɔrm/ having the form of a (flower-) spike. 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 1836 Penny Cycl. VI. 401/1 Verticillated either round some foreign body or under the form of spiciform branches. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 194 Heads purplish or white,..in a spiciform panicle. spicilege n. Brit. /ˈspʌɪsᵻlɪdʒ/ , U.S. /ˈspaɪsəlɪdʒ/ ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > anthology pomander1530 posya1569 garland1612 polyanthea1618 florilegy1621 anthology1647 florilegium1647 florilege1651 spicilege1837 spicilegium1846 1837 W. S. Landor Pentameron & Pentalogia 113 Yet we may almost make out in quantity, and quite in quality, our spicilege from Virgil himself. spicilegium n. Brit. /ˌspʌɪsᵻˈliːdʒɪəm/ , U.S. /ˌspaɪsəˈlidʒiəm/ ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > anthology pomander1530 posya1569 garland1612 polyanthea1618 florilegy1621 anthology1647 florilegium1647 florilege1651 spicilege1837 spicilegium1846 1846 G. S. Faber Lett. Tractarian Secession Popery 91 I shall exhibit some specimens of the process,..a spicilegium only. 1859 Archaeologia Cantiana 2 221 Which shall be, as it were, a ‘Spicilegium’, a gathering up of fragments. † spicilegy n. [Latin spīcilegium] Obsolete a gleaning; a collection or anthology. Π 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Spicilegy, gathering ears of corn, gleaning or leising corn. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1656
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