Found 3 items, similar to Spadix.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: spadix
gagang, mayang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: spadix
spadix
n : the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
[also:
spadices (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Spadix
Spadix
\Spa"dix\, n.; pl. L.
Spadices, E.
Spadixes. [L., a
palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. ?.]
1. (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a
leaf called a spathe.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a
modification of the posterior tentacles.
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