SPADIX

Pronunciation (US):

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Irregular inflected form: spadices   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("spadix" is a kind of...):

axis (the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged)

Holonyms ("spadix" is a part of...):

spike ((botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis)

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