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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 




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