Spica
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spica is a noun meaning (botany) A spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).
Meaning
(botany) A spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).
More Meanings
- (ornithology) A spur.
- A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; a spiral bandage with reversed turns.
Word Forms
- spicas
- spicae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include spicula, spicule, fruitspike, spire, spikelet, spike.
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