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spica.

A spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A spike (kind of inflorescence in which sessile flowers are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis).

  2. A spur.

  3. A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; a spiral bandage with reversed turns.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *spey-der.? Proto-Italic *speikā Latin spicalbor. English spica Learned borrowing from Latin spica.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.