spikelet
a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • Syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker • Derivationally related forms: stick (for: sticker), prick (for: pricker), prickly (for: prickle), thorny (for: thorn), spinous (for: spine) • Hypernyms: aculeus • Hyponyms: glochidium, glochid
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