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Webster 1913 Edition


Spiciferous

Spi-cif′er-ous

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Adj.
[L.
spicifer
bearing spikes, or ears;
spica
ear +
ferre
to bear.]
Bearing ears, or spikes; spicate.
[Obs.]
Bailey.

Definition 2024


spiciferous

spiciferous

English

Adjective

spiciferous (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Bearing ears or spikes; spicate.
    • 1904, John Bell Hatcher, Reports of the Princeton University Expeditions to Patagonia:
      Stem rigid, emitting near the floral leaves a spiciferous branch with coriaceous leaves. Internodes equal in length, 4-5 cm.