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Word: Spica
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘spike, ear of corn’; related to spina ‘spine’. The current sense is influenced by Greek stakhus ‘ear of wheat’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈspʌɪkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a bandage folded into a spiral arrangement resembling an ear of wheat or barley.
Short Definition:bandage folded into spiral arrangement resembling ear of wheat or barley
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