spire[ˈspī(ə)r]NOUN
spires (plural noun)
Definition-
~a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, typically a church tower.
synonyms:
steeple · belfry · fleche · shikari
~the continuation of a tree trunk above the point where branching begins, especially in a tree of a tapering form.
“a long tapering object. “spires of delphiniums”
ORIGIN
Old English spīr ‘tall slender stem of a plant’ ; related to German Spier ‘tip of a blade of grass’.