spadix

[ spey-diks ]

/ ˈspeɪ dɪks /

noun, plural spa·di·ces [spey-dahy-seez, spey-duh-seez]. /speɪˈdaɪ siz, ˈspeɪ dəˌsiz/. Botany.

an inflorescence consisting of a spike with a fleshy or thickened axis, usually enclosed in a spathe.

Origin of spadix

1750–60; <Latin spādīx a broken palm branch and its fruit <Greek spā́dīx a torn-off palm bough, chestnut brown; akin to spân to tear off

Words nearby spadix

spade guinea, spadework, spadger, spadiceous, spadille, spadix, spado, spae, spaetzle, spaewife, spag

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Example sentences from the Web for spadix

The pistillate flowers are clustered round the bottom of the spadix, and consist of a number of sessile ovaries.
Field and Woodland Plants|William S. Furneaux
Previous to the sudden bursting, about sunset, of the spathe containing the spadix, there is an accumulation of heat therein.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard
When the spadix is compound or branching, as in palms, there are smaller spathes, surrounding separate parts of the inflorescence.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
Compared with the skull of spadix, that of the male, and the female, of primulina averages smaller in every part measured.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall

Indeed, animals from as far east as Beaver Dam itself might be thought of as showing some approach to spadix.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall

British Dictionary definitions for spadix

spadix

/ (ˈspeɪdɪks) /

noun plural spadices (speɪˈdaɪsiːz)

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

Word Origin for spadix

C18: 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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Scientific definitions for spadix

spadix

[ spā′dĭks ]

Plural spadices (spā′dĭ-sēz′)

A fleshy spike of minute flowers, usually enclosed within a spathe, as in the arums.

单词	spadix
释义	spadix [ spey-diks ] / ˈspeɪ dɪks / noun, plural spa·di·ces [spey-dahy-seez, spey-duh-seez]. /speɪˈdaɪ siz, ˈspeɪ dəˌsiz/. Botany. an inflorescence consisting of a spike with a fleshy or thickened axis, usually enclosed in a spathe. Origin of spadix 1750–60; <Latin spādīx a broken palm branch and its fruit <Greek spā́dīx a torn-off palm bough, chestnut brown; akin to spân to tear off Words nearby spadix spade guinea, spadework, spadger, spadiceous, spadille, spadix, spado, spae, spaetzle, spaewife, spag Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spadix The pistillate flowers are clustered round the bottom of the spadix, and consist of a number of sessile ovaries. Field and Woodland Plants\|William S. Furneaux Previous to the sudden bursting, about sunset, of the spathe containing the spadix, there is an accumulation of heat therein. Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics\|Richard Folkard When the spadix is compound or branching, as in palms, there are smaller spathes, surrounding separate parts of the inflorescence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various Compared with the skull of spadix, that of the male, and the female, of primulina averages smaller in every part measured. American Weasels\|E. Raymond Hall Indeed, animals from as far east as Beaver Dam itself might be thought of as showing some approach to spadix. American Weasels\|E. Raymond Hall British Dictionary definitions for spadix spadix / (ˈspeɪdɪks) / noun plural spadices (speɪˈdaɪsiːz) 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 Word Origin for spadix C18: from Latin: pulled-off branch of a palm, with its fruit, from Greek: torn-off frond; related to Greek span to pull off Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for spadix spadix [ spā′dĭks ] Plural spadices (spā′dĭ-sēz′) A fleshy spike of minute flowers, usually enclosed within a spathe, as in the arums. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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