| spathe | A large bract ensheathing an inflorescence. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| spathed | <botany> Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spathella | A closed membranous sac which envelopes the immature flower in some members of the family Podostemaceae, rupturing irregularly as the pedicel elongates at anthesis. (09 Oct 1997) |
| spathic | Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose. <chemical> Spathic iron, siderite. See Siderite . Origin: Cf. F. Spathique, fr. F. & G. Spath spar. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spathose | <chemical> See Spathic. <botany> Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spatheceous; spathal. See: Spathe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spathous | <botany> Spathose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| spathulate | Spoon-shaped, broad at the tip and narrowed towards the base. (09 Oct 1997) |
| spatia | Plural of spatium. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatia anguli iridocornealis | Irregularly shaped endothelium-lined spaces within the trabecular reticulum, through which the aqueous filters to reach the sinus venosus sclerae. Synonym: spatia anguli iridocornealis, ciliary canals, Fontana's spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatia interossea metacarpi | The spaces between the metacarpal bones in the hand. Synonym: spatia interossea metacarpi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatia interossea metatarsi | The spaces between the metatarsal bones in the foot. Synonym: spatia interossea metatarsi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatia intervaginalia nervi optici | <anatomy, nerve> The spaces within the internal sheath of the optic nerve, between the arachnoidal and pial layers, filled with cerebrospinal fluid and continuous with the subarachnoid space. Synonym: spatia intervaginalia nervi optici, intersheath spaces of optic nerve, Schwalbe's spaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatia zonularia | The spaces between the fibres of the ciliary zonule at the equator of the lens of the eye. Synonym: spatia zonularia, Petit's canals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatial | Relating to space or a space. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spatial acuity | The detection of the shape of a test object; e.g., perceiving polygons of the same size but with different numbers of sides. (05 Mar 2000) |