spathe

From Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”). Doublet of epee, spatha, and spade.

• IPA^(key): /speɪð/

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• Rhymes: -eɪð

spathe (plural spathes)

1. (botany) A large bract that envelops or subtends a whole inflorescence, typically a spadix.

• spadix

• pethas, T-shape, apeths, Spaeth, peshat

Borrowed from Latin spatha, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē). Doublet of épée, which was inherited.

• IPA^(key): /spat/

spathe f (plural spathes)

1. (botany) spathe

• “spathe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.