See Also: spadix(medicine)
spadix(dictionary)

Winebrennarian (iou) and spadix (iou)


Winebrennarian (iou)



Winebrennarian noun & adjective. US. M19.
[from Winebrenner (see below) + -ARIAN.]
A. noun. A member of the Church of God, an evangelical sect founded by John Winebrenner (1797-1860) and others in 1830 in Pennsylvania. M19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of or pertaining to the Winebrennarians or their beliefs. L19.

spadix (iou)



spadix noun. , -dixes. M18.
[Latin, lit. 'palm branch with its fruit', from Greek.]
Botany. A form of spike which has the flowers arranged on a thick fleshy axis and is usu. enclosed in a spathe, characteristic esp. of the arums. M18.
Zoology. In various invertebrates, an organ or part of more or less conical shape. L19.