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S0599900 (spā′dĭks)n. pl. spa·di·ces (-dĭ-sēz′) A fleshy clublike spike bearing minute flowers, usually enclosed within a sheathlike spathe, characteristic of aroid plants such as the jack-in-the-pulpit.

[Latin spādīx, broken-off palm branch, from Greek, from spān, to stretch.]

spadix

(ˈspeɪdɪks) n, pl spadices (speɪˈdaɪsiːz) (Botany) 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[C18: from Latin: pulled-off branch of a palm, with its fruit, from Greek: torn-off frond; related to Greek span to pull off]

spa•dix

(ˈspeɪ dɪks)

n., pl. spa•di•ces (speɪˈdaɪ siz, ˈspeɪ dəˌsiz) a fleshy or thickened spike of minute flowers, usu. enclosed in a spathe. [1750–60; < Latin spādīx a broken palm branch and its fruit < Greek spadīx, akin to spân to tear off]

spa·dix

(spā′dĭks) A fleshy spike of minute flowers, usually enclosed within a spathe, as in the jack-in-the-pulpit.

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Noun

spadix - the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spatheaxis - the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arrangedspike - (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis

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spadix

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

Spadix

a floral spike with a thick, fleshy axis on which sessile flowers are arranged; the flowers are often close together. Spa-dices characterize such plants as water arum, arum, and sweet flag. A large leaf, or spathe, more or less envelops the base of the spadix. The spathe, which is often brightly colored, serves to protect the spadix and to attract insect pollinators. Sometimes the spadix is a component of a compound inflorescence, as seen in many palms.

spadix

[′spā·diks] (botany) A fleshy spike that is enclosed in a leaflike spathe and is the characteristic inflorescence of palms and arums. (invertebrate zoology) A cone-shaped structure in male Nautiloidea formed of four modified tentacles, and believed to be homologous with the hectocotylus in male squids.

spadix

(spā′dĭks)n. pl. spa·dices (-dĭ-sēz′) A fleshy clublike spike bearing minute flowers, usually enclosed within a sheathlike spathe, characteristic of aroid plants such as the jack-in-the-pulpit.

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a massive, fleshy spike of flowers protected by a large, sometimes green, bract called a spathe. A classic example of a plant with such a structure is the ARUM LILY.

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noun the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe

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