spadix

Meaning

  1. A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.
  2. A male sexual organ of certain cephalopods and hydrozoans (especially the nautilus), used to transfer sperm.

Translations

espádice

طلع الشجرة

espàdix

άνθος φοίνικος

σπάδιξ

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈspeɪdɪks/
Etymology

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

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