Meanings
adjectivespicose (comparative more spicose, superlative most spicose)
comparative more spicose · superlative most spicose · alternative spicous
Origin
From Latin spīca (“spike, ear of grain”) + -ose.
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APA
spicose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicose
MLA
“spicose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicose. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spicose,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spicose.
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