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spadix

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6 lettersPronunciation /ˈspeɪdɪks/Part of speech nounSorted adipsxStarts with SEnds with X0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe

Word origin

Via Latin spādīx from Ancient Greek σπᾱ́δῑξ (spā́dīx, “palm branch”).

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  • The spadix of this plant is frequently quite white, or coloured, and the leaves liable to be streaked with white, and to have black, or scarlet blotches on them.
  • However, the shells of modern nautiluses show the opposite pattern—males are somewhat larger than females, with a wider aperture to accommodate the spadix.

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