SPICE
WordNet
noun
(1) The property of being seasoned with spice and so highly flavored
(2) Any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food
(3) Aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a preservative
verb
(4) Make more interesting or flavorful
"Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer"
(5) Add herbs or spices to
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Etymology 1
From from (plural) , from (singular) .
Noun
Etymology 2
Formed by analogy with as the plural of by Robert A. Heinlein in Time Enough for Love.