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spa·dix \ˈspādiks\ noun (plural spadi·ces \spādī(ˌ)sēz, spəˈd-; ˈspādəˌs-\) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, frond torn off a palm tree, from Greek, from span to draw, pull, tear — more at span 1. : a fleshy or succulent spike that is usually subtended by or enclosed in a leaflike spathe and is the inflorescence characteristic of the arums and palms 2. : a compressed cone-shaped organ of the male nautilus formed of four modified tentacles and their sheaths and supposed to represent a hectocotylus [1 spadix] |