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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SPIKELET

n.In botany, a small spike of a large one; or a subdivision of a spike.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPIKELET

SPIKELET Spike "let, n. (Bot. )

Defn: A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of Quaking grass.

New American Oxford Dictionary

spikelet

spike let |ˈspīklit ˈspaɪklɪt | ▶noun Botany the basic unit of a grass flower, consisting of two glumes or outer bracts at the base and one or more florets above.

Oxford Dictionary

spikelet

spike |let |ˈspʌɪklɪt | ▶noun Botany the basic unit of a grass flower, consisting of two glumes or outer bracts at the base and one or more florets above.