Spadix

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Updated June 2026

Definition

A fleshy spike bearing small flowers, typically enclosed within a large bract called a spathe, as found in arum and related plants.

“The arum lily's distinctive spadix rises from within the elegant white spathe.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

spa·dix

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Synonyms

spikeinflorescencefloral axis

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Wordle

Ends in X which is very unusual for six-letter words, starts with SPA, the DIX cluster is rare

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Scrabble

Worth 16 points, the X alone is worth 8 points, one of the highest-scoring botanical terms available

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Words you can make from Spadix

Shorter words formed from the letters in “spadix”.

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