Spadix
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspeɪdɪks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spadix is a noun meaning (botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.
Meaning
(botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.
More Meanings
- (zoology) A male sexual organ of certain cephalopods and hydrozoans (especially the nautilus), used to transfer sperm.
Example Sentences
However, the shells of modern nautiluses show the opposite pattern—males are somewhat larger than females, with a wider aperture to accommodate the spadix.
The spadix of this plant is frequently quite white, or coloured, and the leaves liable to be streaked with white, and to have black, or scarlet blotches on them.
Word Forms
- spadixes
- spadices
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spathe, spath, spica, spike, spicule, spathilla.
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