Meanings
adjectivespiciform (comparative more spiciform, superlative most spiciform)
comparative more spiciform · superlative most spiciform
- biologyspike-shaped
Origin
- Latinspica“a spike, ear”
- Englishspiciform
From Latin spica (“a spike, ear”) + -form.
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APA
spiciform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiciform
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“spiciform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiciform. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spiciform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spiciform.
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