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spikelet

spikelet noun: a small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.

spikelet: a small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge
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Noun

spikelet (plural spikelets)

  1. A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.

spikelet meaning in Tamil

spikelet in Tamil

சிறுகாம்பிலி, கதிர்க்கிளை

Forms of spikelet

pluralspikelets

Origin of spikelet

From spike + -let.

Words formed from spikelet

Questions about spikelet

What does spikelet mean?
Spikelet means a small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
What is spikelet in Tamil?
Spikelet in Tamil is சிறுகாம்பிலி, கதிர்க்கிளை. See Spikelet meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is spikelet?
Spikelet is a noun.
What is the plural of spikelet?
The plural of spikelet is spikelets.

Words near spikelet in the dictionary

  1. spikehorn
  2. spikehorns
  3. spikein
  4. spikeins
  5. spikeless
  6. spikelet
  7. spikeleted
  8. spikelets
  9. spikeletted
  10. spikelike
  11. spikemoss

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spikelet (page history and authors); spikelet (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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