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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

/ speɪˈdɪʃəs /

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 spādīceus, equivalent to Latin spādīc- (stem of spādīx; spadix ) + -eus -eous
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spadiceous1

C17: from New Latin spādīceus, from Latin spādix palm branch; see spadix

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