English-Thai Dictionary
spadix
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SPADIX
n.[L.] In botany, the receptacle in palms and some other plants, proceeding from a spathe.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
SPADIX
Spa "dix, n.; pl. L. Spadices, E. Spadixes. Etym: [L., a palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles.
New American Oxford Dictionary
spadix
spa dix |ˈspādiks ˈspeɪdɪks | ▶noun ( pl. spadices |-dəsēz | ) 1 Botany a spike of minute flowers closely arranged around a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums. 2 Zoology (in certain invertebrates ) a part or organ that is more or less conical in shape, e.g., a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek, literally ‘palm branch. ’
Oxford Dictionary
spadix
spadix |ˈspeɪdɪks | ▶noun ( pl. spadices |-siːz | ) 1 Botany a spike of minute flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums. 2 Zoology (in certain invertebrates ) a part or organ which is more or less conical in shape, e.g. a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek, literally ‘palm branch ’.
Duden Dictionary
Spadix
Spa dix Substantiv, maskulin Botanik , der |ˈspaː …, ˈʃpaː …|der Spadix; Genitiv: des Spadix griechisch-lateinisch zu einem Kolben verdickte Blütenachse
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