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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Spikelet \Spike"let\, noun (Bot.) A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of {Quaking grass}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
spikelet
noun: a small spike (as the inflorescence on grasses and sedges)
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