specifically: one of the small few-flowered bracted spikes that make up the compound inflorescence of a grass or sedge
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Naturally, sales for her spikelet jewelry pieces skyrocketed.—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Dec. 2025 The key motif is the wheat spikelet, which has been a Bevza signature for some time.—Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Sep. 2022