'Spikelet' definitions:

Definition of 'spikelet'

From: WordNet
noun
A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf [syn: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker, sticker, spikelet]

Definition of 'Spikelet'

From: GCIDE
  • Spikelet \Spike"let\, n. (Bot.) A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of Quaking grass. [1913 Webster]