spicate

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/ˈspaɪkeɪt/

adjective

Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.

OriginLatin spicatus →
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Meanings

adjectivespicate (comparative more spicate, superlative most spicate)

comparative more spicate · superlative most spicate · alternative spicated

  1. biologyHaving the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes.

Origin

  1. Latinspicatus
  2. Englishspicate

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

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APA

spicate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicate

MLA

“spicate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spicate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicate.

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