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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 Spa·dix n.; pl. L. Spadices E. Spadixes
 1. Bot. A fleshy spike of flowers, usually inclosed in a leaf called a spathe.
 2. Zool. A special organ of the nautilus, due to a modification of the posterior tentacles.