spikelet
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spike·let

noun \ˈspī-klət\

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

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