The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Spadiceous \Spa*di"ceous\, a. [L. spadix, -icis, a date-brown or nut-brown color. See Spadix.] 1. Of a bright clear brown or chestnut color. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a spadix. [1913 Webster]