spadix
/ˈspeɪdɪks/noun
(pl. spadices /speɪˈdaɪsiːz/)
1
- Botany a spike of minute flowers closely arranged round a fleshy axis and typically enclosed in a spathe, characteristic of the arums【植】肉穗; 佛焰花序, 肉穗花序。
2
- Zoology (in certain invertebrates) a part or organ which is more or less conical in shape, e.g. a group of connected tentacles in a nautiloid【动】（某些无脊椎动物的）生殖触手。
词源
mid 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek, literally 'palm branch'.