Associations to the word «Spica»

Wiktionary

SPICA, noun. (botany) A spike.
SPICA, noun. A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk.
SPICA, proper noun. (star) A binary star in the constellation Virgo; alpha (α) Virginis.

Dictionary definition

SPICA, noun. The brightest star in Virgo.

Wise words

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