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spathaceous

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spa⋅tha⋅ceous

[spuh-they-shuhs]
–adjective Botany.
1. of the nature of or resembling a spathe.
2. having a spathe.

Origin:
1750–60; < NL spathāceus, equiv. to L spath(a) (see spathe ) + -āceus -aceous
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