spicate

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Etymology[edit]

Latin spicatus, past participle of spicare (“to furnish with spikes, or ears”).

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Adjective[edit]

spicate (comparative more spicate, superlative most spicate)

  1. (botany) Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ 1760, James Lee, An Introduction to Botany

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Participle[edit]

spīcāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of spīcātus
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