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Spikelet   Listen
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Spikelet  n.  (Bot.) A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses.






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"Spikelet" Quotes from Famous Books



... generally smaller than F. utilis. Its stem is only 2 mm. in diameter. The flowers, densely clustered into spikelets, are generally of two colors—straw and brown. They reach 1 cm. in length and 4 mm. in diameter. Below the spikelet the stem has from 3 to 5 sides. The roots are fibrous; underground stems may occur, but they are never ...
— Philippine Mats - Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 • Hugo H. Miller



Words linked to "Spikelet" :   prickle, pricker, sticker, thorn, spine



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