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(now rare) The stalk or stem of a plant. / A young shoot of a plant; a spear. / Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.

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spire

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Source Word

spire

IPA(Pronunciation)

/spaɪə/

Noun

archaic

(now rare) The stalk or stem of a plant. / A young shoot of a plant; a spear. / Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.

Japanese Meaning

植物の茎や軸（植物の支える部分） / 若い芽、若枝 / 特定の背の高い草本植物（例：マラム草、葦類など）の総称

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The botanist carefully examined the spire of the rare orchid, noting how its delicate tissues supported the blossoms.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

植物学者は珍しいランの茎を注意深く調べ、その繊細な組織が花を支えていることに気づいた。

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Sense（1）

(now rare) The stalk or stem of a plant.

Sense（2）

A young shoot of a plant; a spear.

Clara had pulled a button from a hollyhock spire, and was breaking it to get the seeds.

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Sense（3）

Any of various tall grasses, rushes, or sedges, such as the marram, the reed canary-grass, etc.

Sense（4）

A sharp or tapering point.

A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.

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