Spica en · PROPN
Etymology
From Latin spīca virginis (“Virgo's ear of grain”).
Meanings
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A binary star in the constellation Virgo; alpha (α) Virginis.
The constellation Virgo is a Y-shaped group, of which α, the star at the foot, is the well-known Spica, a star of the first magnitude.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921:
Translations (10)
gd Searag (star) · el Στάχυς (star) · ru Спи́ка (star) · yue 角宿一 (star) · la spīca virginis (star) · ga Spica (star) · cmn 角宿一 (star) · fa اسپر (star) · fa بیژوبین (star) · mi Whiti-kaupeka (star)