spikelet
English
Etymology
From
spike
+
-let
.
Noun
spikelet
(
plural
spikelets
)
(
botany
)
A small, or secondary
spike
, especially one of many in the
inflorescence
of a
grass
or
sedge
.
Related terms
spiky
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