n. A spectroscopic binary star, 245 light years from Earth, one of the brightest stars in the sky and the brightest star in the constellation Virgo. [Latin Spīca, from spīca, ear of grain.] |
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n. pl. spi·cae (-kē, -sē) or spi·cas A bandage applied in overlapping opposite spirals to immobilize a digit or limb. [Latin spīca, ear of grain (from its shape).] |
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