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