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spadix

spa.dix \'spa-d-iks\ \'spa-d-*-.se-z, spa--'di--(.)se-z\ n or spa.di.ces 
   [NL spadic-, spadix, fr. L, frond torn from a palm tree, fr. Gk ] pl 
   spadik-, spadix, fr. span to draw, pull - more at SPAN : a floral spike 
   with a fleshy or succulent axis usu. enclosed in a spathe