2. (Bot.) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a spadix. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
spadiceous — /spay dish euhs/, adj. 1. Bot. a. of the nature of a spadix. b. bearing a spadix. 2. of a bright brown color. [1640 50; < NL spadiceus, equiv. to L spadic (s. of spadix; see SPADIX) + eus EOUS] * * * … Universalium
spadiceous — 1) chestnut coloured Colour Terms 2) shaped like a palm branch Shapes and Resemblance … Phrontistery dictionary
spadiceous — spa·di·ceous … English syllables
spadiceous — /speɪˈdɪʃəs/ (say spay dishuhs) adjective 1. Botany a. of the nature of a spadix. b. bearing a spadix. 2. of a bright brown colour. {New Latin spādīceus, from Latin spādix spadix} …
spadiceous — a. chestnut coloured; pertaining to spadix. ♦ spadicifloral, ♦ spadiciflorous, a. having flowers in a spadix. ♦ spadicose, a. ♦ spadix, n. (pl. dices) flower spike covered by large leaf, as of arum plant … Dictionary of difficult words
spadiceous — spāˈdishəs, spəˈd adjective Etymology: Latin spadic , spadix frond torn off a palm tree, brownish color of palm fronds + English eous more at spadix 1. : of a bright clear brown or chestnut color 2. [New Latin spadic , spadix + English eous] :… … Useful english dictionary
Spadicose — Spa di*cose , a. (Bot.) Spadiceous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Colour Terms — This list contains 168 definitions of obscure colour terms using combinations of normal colours of the rainbow and descriptive adjectives; e.g. cardinal = deep scarlet red; russet = reddish brown. Note that most English speakers outside the U.S.… … Phrontistery dictionary
Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes … Phrontistery dictionary
spadix — n. (pl. spadices) Bot. a spike of flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and usu. enclosed in a spathe. Derivatives: spadiceous adj. Etymology: L f. Gk, = palm branch … Useful english dictionary
