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spade [speɪd] N

1. spade (tool):

f

2. spade (playing card):

spacing N no pl

sparing [ˈsperɪŋ, Brit ˈspeərɪŋ] ADJ

spastic [ˈspæstɪk] N pej

tapado(-a) m (f)

II . space [speɪs] VB trans

spank [spæŋk] VB trans

I . spare [sper, Brit speəʳ] VB trans

2. spare (do without):

II . spare [sper, Brit speəʳ] ADJ

1. spare (additional):

2. spare (remaining):

III . spare [sper, Brit speəʳ] N

spark [spɑːrk, Brit spɑːk] N

1. spark (from fire, electrical):

2. spark (small amount):

spasm [ˈspæzəm] N MED

spate [speɪt] N no pl

spate of letters:

to be in full spate Brit (river)

I . spawn [spɑːn, Brit spɔːn] N no pl ZOOL

II . spawn [spɑːn, Brit spɔːn] VB trans

III . spawn [spɑːn, Brit spɔːn] VB intr

Spain [speɪn] N

sparse [spɑːrs, Brit spɑːs] ADJ

spa [spɑː] N Am

I . span [spæn] N

1. span of time:

2. span of arch:

vão m

3. span of wing:

II . span <-nn-> [spæn] VB trans

1. span (cross):

2. span (include):

spar1 [spɑːr, Brit spɑːʳ] N NAUT

spat1 [spæt] VB

spat pt, pp of:

See also spit , spit

I . spit2 N inf

II . spit2 <spat, spat> VB intr

2. spit (crackle):

spit1 [spɪt] N FOOD

appendix <-es> [əˈpendɪks] N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
After fertilization, the green fruits become embedded in the spadix; each fruit usually has two seeds but may have up to four.
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Beneath the spadix is the spathe, a type of bract.
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The cluster is a hanging spadix, which contains about 500 fruits in optimal conditions.
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It has hot pink spathes with a dark spadix that has tones of pink.
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Spadix about 3/5 as long as the spathe, flowering parts up to 8 mm in diameter.
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The spadix is sharpened at noon by slicing a small piece horizontally off the top, called cheu, so as to reactivate the flow of sap.
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The apex of the spadix can be either sterile or not.
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The fruits develop from the flowers on the spadix.
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The spathe is sometimes mistaken to be a flower, but it is really a modified leaf that serves to protect the spadix.
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The yellowish or bluish-green spadix is up to 14 centimeters long.
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