Etymology

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Today it means: Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. Full definition →

Latin spicatus
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  1. Latin · derived fromspicatus
  2. English todayspicate

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

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