spikelet

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

spike +‎ -let

Noun[edit]

spikelet (plural spikelets)

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

Translations[edit]

botany: secondary spike

Catalan: espícula f, espigueta f
Czech: klásek (cs) m inan
Dutch: aartje (nl) n
Finnish: tähkylä
French: épillet (fr) m
German: Ährchen n
Italian: spighetta f
Polish: kłosek (pl) m inan
Swedish: småax n
Welsh: tywysennig f

Anagrams[edit]

pestlike, pikelets, steplike

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