SPIKELET

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

Synonyms:

pricker; prickle; spikelet; spine; sticker; thorn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("spikelet" is a kind of...):

aculeus (a stiff sharp-pointed plant process)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spikelet"):

glochid; glochidium (a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti))

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