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- [spahyk-lit]
- /ˈspaɪk lɪt/
- /spˈaɪklət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spahyk-lit]
- /ˈspaɪk lɪt/
Definitions of spikelet word
- noun spikelet a small or secondary spike in grasses; one of the flower clusters, the unit of inflorescence, consisting of two or more flowers and subtended by one or more glumes variously disposed around a common axis. 1
- noun spikelet the unit of a grass inflorescence, typically consisting of two bracts (glumes) surrounding one or more florets, each of which is itself surrounded by two bracts 0
- noun spikelet the small inflorescence of plants of other families, esp the sedges 0
- noun spikelet a small spike; esp., an individual unit of a flower cluster of a grass 0
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Origin of spikelet
First appearance:
before 1785 One of the 44% newest English words
First recorded in 1785-95; spike2 + -let
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Parts of speech for Spikelet
noun
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preposition
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spikelet popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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