spicate

[ spahy-keyt ]
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adjectiveBotany.
  1. having spikes, as a plant.

  2. arranged in spikes, as flowers.

  1. in the form of a spike, as in inflorescence.

Origin of spicate

1
1660–70; <Latin spīcātus, equivalent to spīc(a) spica + -ātus-ate1

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spicate

/ (ˈspaɪkeɪt) /


adjective
  1. botany having, arranged in, or relating to spikes: a spicate inflorescence

Origin of spicate

1
C17: from Latin spīcātus having spikes, from spīca a point

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