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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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