What is "spadices"

Spadix \Spa"dix\, n.; pl. L. Spadices, E. Spadixes. [L., a palm branch broken off, with its fruit, Gr. ?.]

1. (Bot.) A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe.

2. (Zo["o]l.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles.

n. (plural of spadix English)

1. n. the fleshy axis of a spike often surrounded by a spathe

2. [also: spadices (pl)]

See spadix