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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Spike, n.  Bot. Spike lavender. See Lavender.
 Oil of spike Chem., a colorless or yellowish aromatic oil extracted from the European broad-leaved lavender, or aspic (Lavendula Spica), used in artist's varnish and in veterinary medicine. It is often adulterated with oil of turpentine, which it much resembles.
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