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spadix

In botany, an inflorescence consisting of a long, fleshy axis bearing many small, stalkless flowers. It is partially enclosed by a large bract or spathe. A spadix is characteristic of plants belonging to the family Araceae, including the arum lily Zantedeschia aethiopica.
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