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spath

US/spæθ/

spath noun: any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum of peace lilies. Also the archaic form of spathe.

Noun

spath (plural spaths)

  1. (informal) Any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum of peace lilies.
    • Besides the aforementioned field study, in vitro uptake of triclosan, hydrocinnamic acid, tonalide, ibuprofen, naproxen and clofibric acid by lettuce (Lactuca sativa L) and spath (Spathiphyllum spp.) was investigated by the same research group [139] in order to evaluate the reuse of treated...2016, Ana Agüera, Dimitra Lambropoulou, “New Challenges for the Analytical Evaluation of Reclaimed Water and Reuse Applications”, in Despo Fatta-Kassinos, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Klaus Kümmerer...

Proper noun capitalized: Spath

Spath

  1. A small village in Uttoxeter Rural parish, East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK0835).

Also used as

spath is also the archaic form of spathe.

Forms of spath

pluralspaths

Origin of spath

From New Latin, shortening of the genus name Spathiphyllum, from Ancient Greek σπάθη (spáthē, “blade”) + φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”).

Questions about spath

What does spath mean?
Spath means any plant of the genus Spathiphyllum of peace lilies.
What part of speech is spath?
Spath can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce spath?
Spath is pronounced /spæθ/ (US).
What is the plural of spath?
The plural of spath is spaths.

Words near spath in the dictionary

  1. spate
  2. spated
  3. spates
  4. spatfall
  5. spatfalls
  6. spath
  7. spatha
  8. spathaceous
  9. spathaceously
  10. spathae
  11. spathal

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