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Spadix
Meaning
Noun
●
In Botany:
A
fleshy
spike
(inflorescence) with
reduced
flowers
, usually
enclosed
by a
spathe
,
characteristic
of aroids.
●
In Zoology:
A
male
sexual
organ
of certain
cephalopods
and
hydrozoans
(especially the
nautilus
), used to
transfer
sperm.
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Wiktionary
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