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Meaning of SPICATE

Pronunciation:  'spIkeyt

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 Definition: [adj]  (botany) having or relating to spikes; "spicate inflorescence"
 
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Spi"cate\, Spicated \Spi"ca*ted\, a. [L. spicatus, p.
p. of spicare furnish with spikes, or ears, fr. spica a
spike, or ear.] (Bot.)
Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or
spikes. --Lee.
 
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