‖n.; pl.Spicae [ L., an ear, as of corn. ] 1. (Med.) A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ } a. [ L. spicatus, p. p. of spicare furnish with spikes, or ears, fr. spica a spike, or ear. ] (Bot.) Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or spikes. Lee. [ 1913 Webster ]
[きんぎょも, kingyomo](n) (1) (col) (See 穂咲の総藻) Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum); (2) aquatic plants such as hornwort that are commonly used in goldfish tanks, etc.[Add to Longdo]