English Explanatory Dictionary

spikelet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.

Word forms

spikelet spikelets

Etymology

From spike + -let.

Related words

spiky

Derived words

pseudospikelet spikeleted
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