Associations to the word «Spikelet»

Pictures for the word «Spikelet»

Wiktionary

SPIKELET, noun. (botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge

Dictionary definition

SPIKELET, noun. A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King