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spikelet
spike·let S0639000 (spīk′lĭt)n. A small or secondary spike, characteristic of grasses and sedges, bearing one or more florets and usually subtended by one or two bracts.spikelet (ˈspaɪklɪt) n1. (Botany) botany the unit of a grass inflorescence, typically consisting of two bracts (glumes) surrounding one or more florets, each of which is itself surrounded by two bracts. See lemma1, palea2. (Botany) the small inflorescence of plants of other families, esp the sedgesspike•let (ˈspaɪk lɪt)
n. a small or secondary spike. [1785–95] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  spikelet - a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leafpricker, prickle, sticker, thorn, spineaculeus - a stiff sharp-pointed plant processglochid, glochidium - a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) |
Translationsspikelet
spikelet[′spīk·lət] (botany) The compound inflorescence of a grass consisting of one or several bracteate spikes. spikelet
spikelet a unit in the inflorescence of a grass consisting of one or more flowers surrounded by other structures, for example one or more sterile GLUMES.spikelet
Synonyms for spikeletnoun a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leafSynonyms- pricker
- prickle
- sticker
- thorn
- spine
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