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 sedges

spike•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)

Translations

espículaépilletколосок