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   Spadix , n.; pl. L. Spadices , E. Spadixes . [L., a palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. .]
   (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe.
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   (Zool.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles.
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