spica

/spahy-kuh/US // ˈspaɪ kə //UK // (ˈspaɪkə) //

孢子,孢卡,孢子卡,孢子粉

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural spi·cae [spahy-see], /ˈspaɪ si/, spi·cas for 1, 2.
- : spike.
- : a type of bandage in the shape of a figure eight, extending from an extremity to the trunk.
- : Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Virgo.

How much brighter is an ordinary first-magnitude star, such as Aldebaran or Spica, than a star just visible to the naked eye?
The specific name, spicant, is from the Latin spica, “a point.”
In the southeast you will recognize the quadrilateral of Corvus, with the remarkably white star Spica glittering east of it.
The figure-of-eight bandage is used on various parts, and is illustrated in the bandage called spica of the groin, Fig.
The faint star which our larger apertures show about 6' northeast of Spica is of the tenth magnitude.