spikelet

English

Etymology

spike +‎ -let

Noun

spikelet (plural spikelets)

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

Translations

botany: secondary spike

Finnish: tähkylä

Anagrams

pestlike, pikelets, steplike

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