spikelet
Noun
Synonyms:
spine
thorn
prickle
pricker
sticker
WordNet 3.0
Noun
(1)
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
Synonyms:
spine
thorn
prickle
pricker
sticker
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Spikelet
\Spike"let\
, n. (Bot.) A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of
Quaking grass
.
[1913 Webster]
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