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spadiceous

[spey-dish-uhs]

adjective

  1. Botany.

    1. of the nature of a spadix.

    2. bearing a spadix.

  2. of a bright brown color.

spadiceous

/ ɪˈɪʃə /

adjective

  1. botany producing or resembling a spadix

  2. of a bright brown colour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spadiceous1

1640–50; < New Latin īܲ, equivalent to Latin ī- (stem of ī; spadix ) + -eus -eous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spadiceous1

C17: from New Latin īܲ, from Latin 徱 palm branch; see spadix
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Example Sentences

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Perianth none, or rudimentary and incomplete: inflorescence spadiceous.

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