Associations to the word «Spadix»
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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 better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.