SPIKELET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does spikelet mean? 

• SPIKELET (noun)
  The noun SPIKELET has 1 sense:

1. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

  Familiarity information: SPIKELET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPIKELET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

pricker; prickle; spikelet; spine; sticker; thorn

Hypernyms ("spikelet" is a kind of...):

aculeus (a stiff sharp-pointed plant process)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spikelet"):

glochid; glochidium (a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti))