Spica (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural spi·cae [spahy-see], /ˈspaɪ si/, spi·cas for 1, 2.
  1. spike2.
  2. a type of bandage in the shape of a figure eight, extending from an extremity to the trunk.
  3. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Virgo.
noun plural -cae (-siː) or -cas
  1. a spiral bandage formed by a series of overlapping figure-of-eight turns
  2. botany another word for spike 2 (def. 1)
noun
  1. the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. Distance: 260 light years
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