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spicate definition

spi·cate (spī′kāt′)

adjective

  1. Biol. spikelike in form
  2. arranged in a spike or spikes

Etymology: L spicatus, pp. of spicare, to provide with spikes < spica, a point, spike

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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