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spicose

UK/ˈspaɪkəʊs/US/ˈspaɪˌkoʊs/

spicose adjective: having spikes or ears.

Adjective

spicose (comparative more spicose, superlative most spicose)

  1. Having spikes or ears
    • a spicose umbel

Forms of spicose

comparativemore spicose
superlativemost spicose
alternative formspicous

Origin of spicose

From Latin spīca (“spike, ear of grain”) + -ose.

Words formed from spicose

  • spicosity

Questions about spicose

What does spicose mean?
Spicose means having spikes or ears.
What part of speech is spicose?
Spicose is an adjective.
How do you pronounce spicose?
Spicose is pronounced /ˈspaɪkəʊs/ (UK).

Words near spicose in the dictionary

  1. spicks
  2. spiclet
  3. spiclets
  4. spiclomazine
  5. spicness
  6. spicose
  7. spicous
  8. spics
  9. spicspeak
  10. spicula
  11. spiculae

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