HyperDic: spikelet

English > 1 sense of the word spikelet:
NOUNplantspikelet, spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, stickera small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
English > spikelet: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf.
Synonymsspine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker
Narrowerglochidium, glochidA barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
BroaderaculeusA stiff sharp-pointed plant process
Spanishaguijón, espina
Catalanespina

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