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noun

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Definitions

1.nounA fleshy spike (inflorescence) with reduced flowers, usually enclosed by a spathe, characteristic of aroids.

2.nounA male sexual organ of certain cephalopods and hydrozoans (especially the nautilus), used to transfer sperm.

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