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▪ I. spikelet1 Bot.|ˈspaɪklɪt|
[f. spike n.1]
1. A small group of florets in grasses, forming part of the spike.
1793Martyn Lang. Bot., Spicula, a Spicule or Spikelet; a partial spike, or a subdivision of it: as in some Grasses. 1835Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 2) 125 A locusta or spikelet, as the partial inflorescence of Grasses is denominated. 1850Tyas Fav. Field Fl. Ser. ii. 37 The common Quaking Grass, with its broadly egg-shaped spikelets, is indeed one of the most beautiful of the grasses. 1872Oliver Elem. Bot. i. v. 52 The flowers are arranged in short, broad spikelets, which spikelets are disposed alternately in two rows along the top of the stem.
2. A subdivision of an ear of grain.
1860Piesse Lab. Chem. Wonders 145 An individuality as definite as an ear of corn or a spikelet of barley. 1868Darwin Anim. & Pl. I. ix. 318 The ear is thus much narrower, and the spikelets stand out more horizontally, than in our present forms. 1893Jrnl. R. Agric. Soc. Dec. 696 The spikelets of the ear are borne in groups of three.
▪ II. spikelet2|ˈspaɪklɪt|
[f. spike n.2]
A small spike or spike-shaped object; a prickle or thorn.
1851Mayne Reid Scalp Hunt. xxvii. 203 We carefully pare off the volutes and spikelets [of the cacti]. 1876tr. Wagner's Gen. Pathol. 121 The surface of the body is covered with little spikelets. |