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Spikelet

Spikelet Meaning & Definition
Spikelet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spikelet?

[n] a small spike (as the inflorescence on grasses and sedges)

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Spikelet In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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