spicate

English

Alternative forms

• spicated

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin spicatus, past participle of spicare (“to furnish with spikes, or ears”).

Adjective

spicate (comparative more spicate, superlative most spicate)

1. (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

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Latin

Participle

(deprecated template usage) spīcāte

1. vocative masculine singular of spīcātus