Spica
Pronunciation : Spi"ca
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L., an ear, as of corn.]
Definition : 1. (Med.)
Defn: 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.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: A star of the first magnitude situated in the constellation Virgo.
pl. Spic
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913