Spikelet

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spikelet \Spike"let\, n. (Bot.)
     A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate
     parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of
     {Quaking grass}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  spikelet
       n : a small spike (as the inflorescence on grasses and sedges)