Spica
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- proper noun
- /ˈspaɪkə/
- On clear nights, the bright star Spica can be seen shining in the constellation Virgo.
- the bright Spica
- Spica star
- Spica in the constellation
Examples
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According to reports, Shinhwa's Junjin (32) is dating SPICA's Park Joo Hyun (26).
Blog text (15) -
Just this morning, leaving the house before dawn, there was Venus near Spica, and a little higher, yellow old Saturn, and setting in the West, the just-past-full Moon.
Blog text (4) -
This looks similar to a photo I took just the other day of the star Spica, Mars, and Saturn.
Blog text (28) -
But with Spica to one side of him and Vega on the other, he would come to landfall.
Fiction book (2000) -
My point is the colors: Spica being blue, Mars red, and Saturn orange/yellow look very similar.
Blog text (28) -
Spica is in Virgo, or Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, which is a wonderful story in itself.
Fiction book (1991) -
A person with knowledge of their relationship stated, "Park Joo Hyun officially debuted earlier in the year under SPICA."
Blog text (15) -
To be sure, it wasn't hard to follow the arc further to Virgo and Spica, that fierce virgin, Astraea, and her star.
Academic text (1994) -
SPICA's Park Joo Hyun and Shinhwa's Junjin are now a couple.
Blog text (15) -
Tempel 1 then lies in Virgo, just 5 degrees east of that constellation's brightest star, Spica (although nearby Jupiter will shine much brighter).
Academic text (2005)
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spica comes from the Latin word spica, meaning 'ear of grain' or a 'spike' of wheat, and you can remember it like the English word spike. In the sky the star marks the ear of grain held by the constellation Virgo, so the name fits the bright point of light.