spa·dici·flo·rae \ ̷ ̷ˌdisəˈflōrˌē\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from spadic-, spadix + -i- + -florae (from Late Latin, feminine plural of -florus -florous) in some classifications: an order of monocotyledonous plants comprising the Palmales and Cyclanthales of other classifications