SPIKELET


Meaning of SPIKELET in English

ˈ ̷ ̷_lə̇t noun

( -s )

Etymology: spike (III) + -let

: a small or secondary spike ; specifically : one of the small few-flowered bracteate spikes that make up the compound inflorescence of a grass or sedge — see wild oat illustration

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