spicate

English

Alternative forms

spicated

Etymology

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

Adjective

spicate (comparative more spicate, superlative most spicate)

(botany) Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.
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Derived terms

unispicate

Anagrams

aseptic, capites, capsite, paciest

Latin

Participle

spīcāte

vocative masculine singular of spīcātus

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