spicate

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Latin spicatus, past participle of spicare (“to furnish with spikes, or ears”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspaɪkeɪt/

Adjective

spicate (comparative more spicate, superlative most spicate)

  1. (botany) Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.[1]

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ 1760, James Lee, An Introduction to Botany

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

spīcāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of spīcātus
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