Definitions for spikelets
spikelets
spike·let
Spelling: [spahyk-lit]
IPA: /ˈspaɪk lɪt/
Spikelets is a 9 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.
You can make 358 anagrams from letters in spikelets (eeiklpsst).
Definitions for spikelets
noun
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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.
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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.
Origin of spikelets
First recorded in 1785-95; spike2 + -let
Examples for spikelets
spikelet single, terminating the naked culm, many–several-flowered.
spikelet with a reddish tinge; awn almost smooth, less than 20 mm.
spikelet single, terminating the naked culm, many–several-flowered.
spikelet with a reddish tinge; awn almost smooth, less than 20 mm.