SPICATED

Adjective

spicated (comparative more spicated, superlative most spicated)

(botany) spicate

Source: Wiktionary


Spi"cate, Spi"ca*ted, a. Etym: [L. spicatus, p. p. of spicare furnish with spikes, or ears, fr. spica a spike, or ear.] (Bot.)

Definition: Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. Lee.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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