Spikelet is an English word with synonyms like spine or thorn. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Spikelet meaning
A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
Using Spikelet
- The main meaning on this page is: A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
- Useful related words include: spine, thorn, prickle, pricker.
Context around Spikelet
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Spikelet
- In this selection, "spikelet" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, aestivum, dehydration and sterility stand out and add context to how "spikelet" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include pollen dehydration spikelet sterility and and triticum aestivum spikelet. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "spikelet" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with spikelet
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This complex structure can be seen in the image on the right, portraying a wheat (Triticum aestivum) spikelet. (18 words)
Wind Light wind transports CO 2 to the leaf canopy but strong wind cause severe damage and may lead to sterility (due to pollen dehydration, spikelet sterility, and abortive endosperms). (30 words)
Wind Light wind transports CO 2 to the leaf canopy but strong wind cause severe damage and may lead to sterility (due to pollen dehydration, spikelet sterility, and abortive endosperms). (30 words)
This complex structure can be seen in the image on the right, portraying a wheat (Triticum aestivum) spikelet. (18 words)
Example sentences (2)
This complex structure can be seen in the image on the right, portraying a wheat (Triticum aestivum) spikelet.
Wind Light wind transports CO 2 to the leaf canopy but strong wind cause severe damage and may lead to sterility (due to pollen dehydration, spikelet sterility, and abortive endosperms).