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SPADIX
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Irregular inflected form: spadices
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("spadix" is a kind of...):
axis (the main stem or central part about which plant organs or plant parts such as branches are arranged)
Holonyms ("spadix" is a part of...):
spike ((botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis)
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