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Webster 1913 Edition


Spica


Spi′ca

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Noun.
;
pl.
Spicae
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[L., an ear, as of corn.]
1.
(Med.)
A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; – so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley.
2.
(Astron.)
A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo.

Definition 2024


Spica

Spica

See also: spica

English

Proper noun

Spica

  1. (astronomy) A binary star in the constellation Virgo; alpha (α) Virginis.

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spica

spica

See also: Spica

English

Noun

spica (plural spicas or spicae)

  1. (botany) A spike.
  2. A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk.

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Italian

Noun

spica f (plural spiche)

  1. ear (of corn); spike (Variant of: spiga)
  2. lavender

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Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (sharp, sharp stick).

Pronunciation

Alternative forms

  • spīcum
  • spīcus

Noun

spīca f (genitive spīcae); first declension

  1. (of grain) A head, ear, spike

Declension

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative spīca spīcae
genitive spīcae spīcārum
dative spīcae spīcīs
accusative spīcam spīcās
ablative spīcā spīcīs
vocative spīca spīcae

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈspʲit͡sa]

Adjective

spica

  1. nominative singular feminine of spicy

Participle

spica

  1. nominative singular feminine of spicy

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin spica (spike, ear (of corn)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɪka/
  • Hyphenation: spi‧ca

Noun

spica f (plural spichi)

  1. spike, ear