noun
- plural of spadix; spike-like flower clusters typically surrounded by a spathe, as found in plants like calla lilies and jack-in-the-pulpits
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The botanist examined the spadices of several arum plants.
- Calla lilies are known for their distinctive spadices surrounded by white spathes.
- The greenhouse contained various plants with prominent spadices.
- Students learned to identify spadices in their plant morphology class.
- The spadices of the peace lily were beginning to emerge.
- Multiple spadices could be seen on the mature anthurium plant.