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  1. A type of inflorescence consisting of a long
  2. fleshy axis bearing many small, stalkless
  3. flowers. It is partially enclosed by a large
  4. bract or spathe. A spadix is characteristic
  5. of plants belonging to the family Araceae,
  6. including arum lilies Zantedeschia
  7. aethiopica.
  8.