英语词汇“spadix”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

spadix

/ˈspeɪdɪks

noun (plural spadices /ˈspeɪdɪsɪːz/)

1 Botany A spike of minute flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums.The fruit is composed of a mass of berries on a spadix, the fleshy central spike first seen in the flower....

The flower head consists of a spathe and spadix.
The perfect bloom was not expected because visitors had hurled stones at the flower, bruising the spadix.

2 Zoology (In certain invertebrates) a part or organ which is more or less conical in shape, e.g. a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid.

Origin

Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek, literally 'palm branch'.

单词	spadix
释义	spadix /ˈspeɪdɪks / noun (plural spadices /ˈspeɪdɪsɪːz/) 1 Botany A spike of minute flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums.The fruit is composed of a mass of berries on a spadix, the fleshy central spike first seen in the flower.... The flower head consists of a spathe and spadix. The perfect bloom was not expected because visitors had hurled stones at the flower, bruising the spadix. 2 Zoology (In certain invertebrates) a part or organ which is more or less conical in shape, e.g. a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid. Origin Mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek, literally 'palm branch'.
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