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spikelets

spikelets is the plural of spikelet.

Meaning of spikelet

Noun

spikelet (plural spikelets)

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

Questions about spikelets

What is spikelets the plural of?
Spikelets is the plural of spikelet.

Words near spikelets in the dictionary

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

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