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Spikelet Moderate

Spikelet has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

2

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

See Also
foxtail glumelle nitgrass spike inflorescence scobina spicula spikelets
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
aculeus
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
glochidium
Rhyming Words
let blet flet colet aglet volet owlet filet inlet ullet culet ablet aylet valet dalet relet palet salet gilet islet
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