spadiceous
1Spadiceous — Spa*di ceous, a. [L. spadix, icis, a date brown or nut brown color. See {Spadix}.] 1. Of a bright clear brown or chestnut color. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a spadix. [1913 Webster] …
2spadiceous — /spay dish euhs/, adj. 1. Bot. a. of the nature of a spadix. b. bearing a spadix. 2. of a bright brown color. [1640 50; < NL spadiceus, equiv. to L spadic (s. of spadix; see SPADIX) + eus EOUS] * * * …
3spadiceous — 1) chestnut coloured Colour Terms 2) shaped like a palm branch Shapes and Resemblance …
4spadiceous — spa·di·ceous …
5spadiceous — /speɪˈdɪʃəs/ (say spay dishuhs) adjective 1. Botany a. of the nature of a spadix. b. bearing a spadix. 2. of a bright brown colour. {New Latin spādīceus, from Latin spādix spadix} …
6spadiceous — a. chestnut coloured; pertaining to spadix. ♦ spadicifloral, ♦ spadiciflorous, a. having flowers in a spadix. ♦ spadicose, a. ♦ spadix, n. (pl. dices) flower spike covered by large leaf, as of arum plant …
7spadiceous — spāˈdishəs, spəˈd adjective Etymology: Latin spadic , spadix frond torn off a palm tree, brownish color of palm fronds + English eous more at spadix 1. : of a bright clear brown or chestnut color 2. [New Latin spadic , spadix + English eous] :… …
8Spadicose — Spa di*cose , a. (Bot.) Spadiceous. [1913 Webster] …
9Colour Terms — This list contains 168 definitions of obscure colour terms using combinations of normal colours of the rainbow and descriptive adjectives; e.g. cardinal = deep scarlet red; russet = reddish brown. Note that most English speakers outside the U.S.… …
10Shapes and Resemblance — This assortment of 370 adjectives all refer in some way to the form or shape of things. Some are more geometrically descriptive than others, while a number of terms refer to animal forms or shapes of obscure objects. Certain adjectives for shapes …
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