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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPICATE

a.[L. spicatus, from spica, a spike. ] Having a spike or ear.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPICATE; SPICATED

Spi "cate, Spi "ca *ted, a. Etym: [L. spicatus, p. p. of spicare furnish with spikes, or ears, fr. spica a spike, or ear. ] (Bot. )

 

Defn: Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. Lee.