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Spica (n.)
[Spica 词源字典]
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.
[Spica etymology, Spica origin, 英语词源]