SPADICEOUS

PRONUNCIATION: (spay/spuh-DISH-uhs)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Of a reddish-brown color.
2. Relating to a spadix, the floral spike usually enclosed in a spathe.

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin spadix (a torn-off palm branch and its fruit), from Greek spadix (a torn-off frond). Earliest documented use: 1646.
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SPALDICEOUS - like a pink rubber ball

SOPADICEOUS - soupy, in Mexico City

iPADICEOUS - like a handhold multi-purpose electronic device, more than a Palm Pilot and even a smartphone, but less than a laptop computer