SPIKELET

spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet

(noun) a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

spikelet (plural spikelets)

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

Anagrams

• pestlike, pikelets, steplike

Source: Wiktionary

Spike"let, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of Quaking grass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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