Spicate
adjective, Botany.
1.
having spikes, as a plant.
2.
arranged in spikes, as flowers.
3.
in the form of a spike, as in inflorescence.
adjective
1.
(botany) having, arranged in, or relating to spikes: a spicate inflorescence
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