Spica
pronunciation
How to pronounce Spica in British English:
UK [ˈspaɪkə]
How to pronounce Spica in American English:
US [ˈspaɪkə]
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- Noun:
- the brightest star in Virgo
Word Origin
- Spica (n.)
- 1728, bright star in constellation Virgo, from Latin, literally "ear of grain" (see spike (n.2)); corresponding to Greek stakhys. As the ancients visualized the constellation, she held an ear of grain.
Example
- 1. The star you 're iooking at right now is a virgo named spica .
- 2. Along with mars , the still beautiful vista includes spica , alpha star of the constellation virgo , above and left of venus .