| Spicated | { } a. [ L. spicatus, p. p. of spicare furnish with spikes, or ears, fr. spica a spike, or ear. ] (Bot.) Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. Lee. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Spicate |
| Spica | ‖n.; pl. Spicae [ L., an ear, as of corn. ] 1. (Med.) A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo. [ 1913 Webster ] |