spicate

An obsolete botanical term describing something that is shaped like a spike or arranged in a spike-like form.

• 🇫🇷Terme botanique désignant ce qui a la forme d'un épi ou ce qui est disposé en épi.

1. Having spikes C2 formal

   Characterized by or having spikes, especially in a botanical context referring to a spike-like inflorescence.

   • The plant's spicate flowers were arranged along a central stem.
   • Botanists noted the spicate form of the grass species.
   • The spicate arrangement of the blooms made them easy to identify.

   🇫🇷En forme d'épi

   Synonymes: spikedspikelikespiky