The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spadiceous
Spadiceous \Spa*di"ceous\, a. [L. spadix, -icis, a date-brown or nut-brown color. See Spadix.]
Of a bright clear brown or chestnut color.
--Sir T. Browne.(Bot.) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a spadix.
Wiktionary
spadiceous
a. 1 Of a bright clear brown or chestnut colour. 2 (context botany English) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a spadix.