Talk:Spadix

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[edit] Maize

Could the "cob" of "corn on the cob" be considered a spadix? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.228.2.111 (talk) 19:24, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Etymology

Does anyone know how this came to be called spadix? In Latin, it means brown.Cadwaladr (talk) 03:22, 15 May 2008 (UTC)