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| spathe | (n) a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence |
| spathiphyllum | (n) any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental, Syn. peace lily, spathe flower |
| Spatha | ‖n.; |
| Spathaceous | a. (Bot.) Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spathal. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spathal | a. (Bot.) Furnished with a spathe; |
| Spathe | n. [ L. spatha, Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. spathe. See Spade for digging. ] (Bot.) A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under Bract, and Illust. of Spadix. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The name is also given to the several-leaved involucre of the iris and other similar plants. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spathed | a. (Bot.) Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spathic | a. [ Cf. F. spathique, fr. F. & G. spath spar. ] Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Spathiform | a. [ F. spathiforme. ] Resembling spar in form. “The ocherous, spathiform, and mineralized forms of uranite.” Lavoisier (Trans.). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spathose | a. [ See Spathe. ] (Bot.) Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spatheceous; spathal. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spathose | a. (Min.) See Spathic. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Spathous | a. (Bot.) Spathose. [ 1913 Webster ] |
