[ˈspeɪdɪks], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a spike of minute flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums

- (in certain invertebrates) a part or organ which is more or less conical in shape, e.g. a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid


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Origin:
mid 18th century: via Latin from Greek, literally ‘palm branch’