spic

spic

spic [ spik ] n. m.
• XIIIe; espic XIIe; lat. spicus « épi, herbe odoriférante » en lat. médiév.
♦ Lavande dont on extrait une essence odorante, dite huile de spic (ou d'aspic).

● spic nom masculin (latin spica, épi) Nom usuel commun à la lavande aspic et à une valériane. ● aspic ou spic nom masculin (ancien provençal espic, épi) Sorte de lavande à feuilles relativement larges, à odeur camphrée, dont l'huile essentielle est surtout d'usage industriel.

⇒SPIC, subst. masc.
BOT. ,,Nom vulgaire de la grande lavande`` (COTTEZ 1982). Synon. aspic2. Spic celtique. ,,Un des noms usuels de la valériane`` (Lar. encyclop.).
Prononc. et Orth.:[spik]. Att. ds Ac. dep. 1835. Étymol. et Hist. [Formes espig, espis, s.v. aspic] XIIIe s.(ALDEBRANDIN DE SIENNE, Régime du Corps, éd. L. Landouzy et R. Pépin, p. 97). Empr. au lat. spicum, neutre (on trouve aussi la forme fém. spica, et masc. spicus) « épi » qui a désigné une herbe odoriférante au Moy. Âge.

spic [spik] n. m.
ÉTYM. 1256; espig, XIe; lat. spicum (spica, spicus) « épi », qui a désigné une herbe odoriférante en lat. médiéval.
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♦ Lavande dont on extrait une essence odorante, dite huile de spic, ou d'aspic.

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