spicate

[ spahy-keyt ]

/ ˈspaɪ keɪt /

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adjective Botany.

having spikes, as a plant.

arranged in spikes, as flowers.

in the form of a spike, as in inflorescence.

Origin of spicate

1660–70; <Latin spīcātus, equivalent to spīc(a) spica + -ātus-ate¹

Words nearby spicate

sphyrectomy, sphyrotomy, spic, spica, spica bandage, spicate, spiccato, spice, spiceberry, spicebush, spicebush swallowtail

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Example sentences from the Web for spicate

Many flowers from the axil of a bract; no bractioles interspersed, hence we may expect racemose or spicate partial inflorescences.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
In Grasses, as indeed in other plants with a spicate inflorescence, this change occurs not unfrequently.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
Antheridia large, pedicelled, solitary in the axils of 2-cleft spicate leaves.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
Aquatic or marsh herbs; flowers perfect or polygamo-dicious, small, axillary or spicate; petals often none.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for spicate

spicate

/ (ˈspaɪkeɪt) /

adjective

botany having, arranged in, or relating to spikesa spicate inflorescence

Word Origin for spicate

C17: from Latin spīcātus having spikes, from spīca a point

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单词	spicate
释义	spicate [ spahy-keyt ] / ˈspaɪ keɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR spicate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Botany. having spikes, as a plant. arranged in spikes, as flowers. in the form of a spike, as in inflorescence. Origin of spicate 1660–70; <Latin spīcātus, equivalent to spīc(a) spica + -ātus-ate¹ Words nearby spicate sphyrectomy, sphyrotomy, spic, spica, spica bandage, spicate, spiccato, spice, spiceberry, spicebush, spicebush swallowtail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spicate Many flowers from the axil of a bract; no bractioles interspersed, hence we may expect racemose or spicate partial inflorescences. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The\|William Griffith In Grasses, as indeed in other plants with a spicate inflorescence, this change occurs not unfrequently. Vegetable Teratology\|Maxwell T. Masters Antheridia large, pedicelled, solitary in the axils of 2-cleft spicate leaves. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Aquatic or marsh herbs; flowers perfect or polygamo-dicious, small, axillary or spicate; petals often none. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray British Dictionary definitions for spicate spicate / (ˈspaɪkeɪt) / adjective botany having, arranged in, or relating to spikesa spicate inflorescence Word Origin for spicate C17: from Latin spīcātus having spikes, from spīca a point 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 Words related to spicate barbed
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spicate

adjective Botany.

Origin of spicate

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Example sentences from the Web for spicate

British Dictionary definitions for spicate

adjective

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