spikelet

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.

词形变化

spikelets plural

词源

Etymology tree
English spike
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -lus
Latin -ellus
Old French -el
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Italic *-tosder.?
Late Latin -ittus
Old French -et
Old French -eletbor.
Middle English -let
English -let
English spikelet
From spike + -let.
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