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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspaɪkeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(spī′kāt)

spi•cate (spī′kāt),USA pronunciation adj. [Bot.]

Botanyhaving spikes, as a plant.
Botanyarranged in spikes, as flowers.
Botanyin the form of a spike, as in inflorescence.

Latin spīcātus, equivalent. to spīc(a) spica + -ātus -ate¹
1660–70

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spicate /ˈspaɪkeɪt/ adj

having, arranged in, or relating to spikes: a spicate inflorescence

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin spīcātus having spikes, from spīca a point

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