spikelet

English

Etymology

From spike +‎ -let.

Noun

spikelet (plural spikelets)

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

Translations

botany: secondary spike

• Catalan: espícula f, espigueta f
• Czech: klásek (cs) m inan
• Dutch: aartje (nl) n
• Finnish: tähkylä
• French: épillet (fr) m
• German: Ährchen n
• Italian: spighetta f
• Polish: kłosek (pl) m inan
• Swedish: småax n
• Welsh: tywysennig f

Anagrams

• pestlike, pikelets, steplike