Crossword-Solution: SPICA
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Spica | n. | A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from its resemblance to a spike of a barley. |
| Spica | n. | A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| SPICA | anagram | ASPIC, CAPIS, ICAPS, PACIS, PICAS, SCAPI |
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Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with SPICA (5)
The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which [gr a], the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude.
This triangle, and the one having the same base, with Spica for its apex, is called the "Diamond of the Virgin." Hercules appears head down--a in the face, b, g, d; in his shoulders, p; and ae; in the loins, t in the knee, the foot being bent to the stars at the right.
SPIKE.--French oil of lavender, which is procured from the _Lavandula spica_, is generally called oil of spike.
Two species, usually of rare occurrence, _Polygonum dumetorum_ and _Apera spica-venta_, are frequent in the district.
Nakwisi was in constant demand in those star watches to introduce the girls to their brothers and sisters in the sky, and under her guidance they soon learned where to look for Corona, Arcturus, The Twins, Spica, Vega, Regulus and all the gentle summer stars.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 46 times in crossword archives (1951–2018).