SPIKELET


Meaning of SPIKELET in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' sp ī -kl ə t

Function: noun

Date: 1793

: a small or secondary spike specifically : one of the small few-flowered bracted spikes that make up the compound inflorescence of a grass or sedge

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