noun, masculine/e.pi/plural: épis
ear, spike (of grain); corncob, cob of corn; cowlick (unruly lock or section of hair); spica (bandage); groyne, groin (US) (projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults)
Synonyms: coton maïs
Inherited from Old French espi, from Latin spīcum, one of the variants of spīca. Doublet of aspic.