SPA'DEFUL, n. [spade and full.] As much as a spade will hold.
SPADI""CEOUS, a. [L. spadiceus, from spadix, a light red color.]
1. Of a light red color, usually denominated bay.
2. In botany, a spadiceous flower, is a sort of aggregate flower, having a receptacle common to many florets, within a spathe, as in palms, dracontium, arum, _c.
