spike
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- noun
- /spaɪk/
- Specialized
:
espiga
- During spring, the garden is filled with spikes of vibrant blossoms reaching for the sun.
By Midsummer, they should start to push some some flower spikes.
- By Midsummer, they should start to push some some flower spikes.
Examples
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Growing to about 2 feet, it has terminal spikes of tiny purple flowers.
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Each actual flower only produces one seed, but a single flower spike can produce about 40 flowers.
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We've got some red spike amaranth self seeded from last year.
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Beyond, on the skyline, pale gray spikes marked a misty range.
Fiction book (1993) -
The young man squinted at the reddish spikes and shook his head.
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Her eyes were the straightforward blue of the larkspur spikes along his granny's fence back in Macon.
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Stubs poked out of the straw mulch, uneven spikes turning black, the tender top growth eaten away.
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The tall plant featured a beautiful spike of purple flowers that attracted many bees.
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As we walked through the field, we admired the graceful spikes of various wildflowers swaying in the breeze.
Synonyms
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7.5
The part of a plant like wheat or corn that holds the grains
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1.8
The long thin main stem that supports a plant's flower or leaf
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The whole flower head with its flowers and small stems on a plant
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An upright stem that grows from the ground and holds a flower above the leaves
Compounds
A grass-like wetland plant with thin round stems that spreads along the ground
A small wild orchid with thin reddish brown stems and loose clusters of reddish brown flowers in brushy woods
- Specialized
A water plant with thin leaves kept in aquariums to give oxygen to the water
A small evergreen shrub that grows flat like a mat with stiff stems and small bell-shaped flowers
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A device that protects electronic equipment from sudden power surges
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A small microphone placed against a wall that picks up sounds on the other side
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A small pointed microphone that you press against a wall to hear sounds in the next room
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A small plant like moss that grows close to the ground in damp, shady places
How Umbellate
Surface Forms
Etymology
The plant spike comes from the old idea of a long, pointed stalk from spík meaning 'pointed stick'. So a plant 'spike' is a straight stem with flowers or seeds attached, like a pointed ear of grain.