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spikelet

noun
spike·​let | \ ˈspÄ«-klÉ™t How to pronounce spikelet (audio) \

Definition of spikelet

: a small or secondary spike specifically : one of the small few-flowered bracted spikes that make up the compound inflorescence of a grass or sedge

First Known Use of spikelet

1793, in the meaning defined above

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