- spikelet
- noun Date: 1793 a small or secondary spike; specifically one of the small few-flowered bracted spikes that make up the compound inflorescence of a grass or sedge
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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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spikelet — [spīk′lit] n. a small spike; esp., an individual unit of a flower cluster of a grass … English World dictionary
spikelet — varputė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Atskira sudedamoji varpos dalis. atitikmenys: angl. spikelet rus. колосок … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
spikelet — /spuyk lit/, n. Bot. a small or secondary spike in grasses; one of the flower clusters, the unit of inflorescence, consisting of two or more flowers and subtended by one or more glumes variously disposed around a common axis. [1785 95; SPIKE2 +… … Universalium
spikelet — noun A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge … Wiktionary
spikelet — noun Botany the basic unit of a grass flower, consisting of two glumes or outer bracts at the base and one or more florets above … English new terms dictionary
spikelet — spike·let … English syllables
spikelet — spike•let [[t]ˈspaɪk lɪt[/t]] n. bot a small or secondary spike • Etymology: 1785–95 … From formal English to slang
spikelet — /ˈspaɪklət/ (say spuykluht) noun Botany 1. a small or secondary spike in grasses; one of the flower clusters; the unit of inflorescence (consisting of two or more flowers and subtended by one or more glumes disposed around one axis). 2. a small… …
spikelet — The unit of inflorescence in grasses, made up of a small group of florets … Glossary of Biotechnology
