Definitions
A spike-like flower cluster with stalkless flowers on a central axis.
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin spica.
Used in a sentence
“The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sessile flower cluster”5 letters
02“Floral cluster”5 letters
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