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spadix

spa·dix
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spey-diks]
    • /ˈspeɪ dɪks/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [spey-diks]
    • /ˈspeɪ dɪks/

Definitions of spadix word

  • noun plural spadix an inflorescence consisting of a spike with a fleshy or thickened axis, usually enclosed in a spathe. 1
  • noun spadix a racemose inflorescence having many small sessile flowers borne on a fleshy stem, the whole usually being surrounded by a spathe: typical of aroid plants 0
  • noun spadix a fleshy spike of tiny flowers, usually enclosed in a spathe 0
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Origin of spadix

First appearance:

before 1750
One of the 47% newest English words
1750-60; < Latin spādīx a broken palm branch and its fruit < Greek spā́dīx a torn-off palm bough, chestnut brown; akin to spân to tear off

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Parts of speech for Spadix

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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spadix popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

spadix usage trend in Literature

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Related words

  • spadiceous

    Botany. of the nature of a spadix. bearing a spadix.

  • cuckoopint

    a European aroid plant, Arum maculatum, with arrow-shaped leaves, a spathe marked with purple, a pale purple spadix, and scarlet berries

  • flamingo-flower

    a central American plant, Anthurium scherzeranum, of the arum family, having a red, coiled spadix and a bright red, shiny, heart-shaped spathe, grown as an ornamental.

  • golden club

    an aquatic plant, Orontium aquaticum, of the arum family, native to the eastern U.S., having blue-green leaves and a clublike spadix covered with tiny yellow flowers.

  • jack-in-the-pulpit

    A North American plant, Arisaema triphyllum, of the arum family, having an upright spadix arched over by a green or striped purplish-brown spathe.

  • skunk cabbage

    a low, fetid, broad-leaved North American plant, Symplocarpus foetidus, of the arum family, having a brownish-purple and green mottled spathe surrounding a stout spadix, growing in moist ground.
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