Associations to the word «Spadix»

Wiktionary

SPADIX, noun. (botany) A fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe.
SPADIX, noun. (zoology) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles.

Dictionary definition

SPADIX, noun. The fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery