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Spadix
/ˈspeɪdɪks/
A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.
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noun
- 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.
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