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Meaning of "spikelet" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPIKELET

spikelet  [ˈspaɪklɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPIKELET

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spikelet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SPIKELET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

spikelet

Poaceae

The Poaceae are a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants. With more than 10,000 domesticated and wild species, the Poaceae represent the fifth-largest plant family, following the Asteraceae, Orchidaceae, Fabaceae, and Rubiaceae. Though commonly called "grasses", seagrasses, rushes, and sedges fall outside this family. The rushes and sedges are related to the Poaceae, being members of the order Poales, but the seagrasses are members of order Alismatales. Grasslands are estimated to compose 20% of the vegetation cover of the Earth. Poaceae live in many other habitats, including wetlands, forests, and tundra. Domestication of poaceous cereal crops such as maize, wheat, rice, barley, and millet lies at the foundation of sedentary living and civilization around the world, and the Poaceae still constitute the most economically important plant family in modern times, providing forage, building materials and fuel, as well as food.

Definition of spikelet in the English dictionary

The definition of spikelet in the dictionary is the small inflorescence of plants of other families, esp the sedges.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPIKELET


anklet
ˈæŋklɪt
auklet
ˈɔːklɪt
booklet
ˈbʊklɪt
bracelet
ˈbreɪslɪt
brooklet
ˈbrʊklɪt
bullet
ˈbʊlɪt
chocolate
ˈtʃɒkəlɪt
circlet
ˈsɜːklɪt
clit
klɪt
hacklet
ˈhæklɪt
lit
lɪt
necklet
ˈnɛklɪt
pikelet
ˈpaɪklɪt
sparklet
ˈspɑːklɪt
split
splɪt
tablet
ˈtæblɪt
template
ˈtɛmplɪt
toilet
ˈtɔɪlɪt
violet
ˈvaɪəlɪt
wallet
ˈwɒlɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPIKELET

spigot and socket joint
spik
spike
spike heel
spike heels
spike lavender
spike someone´s guns
spike-rush
spiked
spikefish
spikelike
spikenard
spiker
spikery
spikes
spikier
spikiest
spikily
spikiness
spiky

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPIKELET

ankle bracelet
capelet
charm bracelet
corselet
eyelet
flannelet
lakelet
lancelet
lobelet
mantelet
Michelet
miquelet
murrelet
notelet
omelet
platelet
rondelet
valvelet
wavelet
Western omelet

Synonyms and antonyms of spikelet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spikelet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPIKELET

Find out the translation of spikelet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spikelet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spikelet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

小穗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espiguilla
570 millions of speakers

English

spikelet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

छोटी बाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السنيبلات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колосок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espiguetas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অণুমঁজরী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épillet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spikelet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ährchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小穂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이삭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spikelet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spikelet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spikelet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पाइकलेट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başakçık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spighetta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kłoska
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

колосок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spikelet
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σταχύδιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

aartjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Småax
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spikelet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spikelet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIKELET»

The term «spikelet» is normally little used and occupies the 115.039 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPIKELET» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPIKELET»

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Inheritance of Stem Solidness and Spikelet Number in a ...
Spikelet Number Frequency distributions of spikelet number for all populations are shown in table 11. A single gene difference between Rescue and Thatcher is indicated by the fact that about one-half the proportion of plants fall in classes 20  ...
F. H. McNeal, 1956
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Plants in Agriculture
At the base of every spikelet is a pair of bracts called glumes. Sometimes, as in oat, these are large and completely enclose and protect the spikelet during its development; in other species such as barley they are very small and do not appear ...
James C. Forbes, Drennan Watson, 1992
3
The Jepson Manual: Higher Plants of California
Spikelet or spikelet cluster subtended by 1-3 bristles; lower floret palea gen < 2/3 x lemma 2 . Short stiff hairs on bristles pointed downward; main infl axis scabrous S. verticillota 2' Short stiff hairs on bristles pointed toward tip; main infl axis ...
James C. Hickman, 1993
4
Abiotic Stress Adaptation in Plants
Spikelet development – terminal spikelet formation to anthesis • Grain development – anthesis to maturity All these phenological stages are sensitive to temperature. Table 3 summarizes the effects of temperature on the time duration needed ...
Ashwani Pareek, 2010
5
Flowering Plants. Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and ...
can be terminal, i.e., on the apical end of a branched axis, which bears at least 1 other lateral spikelet. A lateral spikelet is subtended by a bract on an axis that usually bears a terminal spikelet. The first glume of a lateral spikelet is often an ...
Klaus Kubitzki, H. Huber, 1998
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Growth and Mineral Nutrition of Field Crops, Third Edition
(Hayashi,.1995)..In.addition,.in.high-yielding.cultivars,.N.absorption.by.roots. generally. remains.high.during.the.spikelet.filling.growth.stage,.requiring. photosynthesis.and.translocation.of. photosynthates.to.the.roots.during.the. ripening.stage.
Nand Kumar Fageria, Virupax C. Baligar, Charles Allan Jones, 2010
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New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research
3- т 'т oí 1- э Z 1-0- 0-8- 1 I I I I 6 8 10 12 Spikelet position 14 Aotea Karamu Fig. I — EiTeci of spikelct position on number of grains per spikelet of Aotea and Karamu wheat. more grains per spikelet than Aotea at all spike- let positions. A more ...
8
Climate Change and Rice
If high temperatures reduce the filled spikelet fraction, then plants are sink-limited and panicles remobilize and translocate less N and C from leaves to growing grains. Therefore, sink limitations caused by high temperatures at flowering may  ...
Shaobing Peng, 1995
9
Flora of New South Wales
Panicle 3-25 cm long, spikelets irregularly arranged, bristle shorter than to longer than the uppermost spikelet. Spikelets 1.8-2.2 mm long, obtuse, glabrous. Lower glume 50-75% as long as the spikelet, usually acute, 3-nerved; upper glume ...
Gwen J. Harden, 1993
10
Fundamentals of Rice Crop Science
Relationship between total number of spikelets per square meter. grain yield. filled-spikelet percentage, and grain weight of variety IR8 (Yoshida et al 1972). number per square meter was the most important component limiting yield in this  ...
Shouichi Yoshida, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPIKELET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spikelet is used in the context of the following news items.
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Waterlogged corn: A tale of two ears
Ovule paired rows initially develop as single spikelet primordia rows that eventually divide into pairs as ovule development proceeds from base to tip of the cob ... «agprofessional.com, Jul 15»
2
The simple yet sophisticated life
Researchers have found that wild emmer wheat spikelets effectively self-cultivate by propelling themselves mechanically into soils with their awns. I quote ... «Pressenza International Press Agency, Jul 15»
3
Object Lessons by George Loudon review – small but spectacular …
With a Platonic ideal of a human torso or spikelet of winter wheat in front of you, there were no nasty surprises. This doesn't mean, though, that Loudon's taste ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Preserving grain quality when harvesting the 2015 wheat crop
Comments. Print. Fusarium head scab symptoms on a single spikelet (left), half of head (middle) and entire head (right). Harvest time is here for wheat growers. «agprofessional.com, Jul 15»
5
How to protect your animals from foxtails
Each seed is enclosed by a spikelet shaped like an arrowhead with one hard pointed end and a soft flare of fibrous sheath on the other. The sheath is covered ... «Sioux City Journal, Jun 15»
6
Sound agronomy key to managing FEB infection
Microdochium produces no known toxins, but infects individual spikelets and can affect crop yields by up to 13% by preventing nutrient and water flow to the ... «FG Insight, Jun 15»
7
Reports of Fusarium head blight (head scab) in wheat
Symptoms include large tan lesions that affect an entire spikelet or portion of the head. The fungus often produces an orange mass of spores at the base on ... «agprofessional.com, Jun 15»
8
Grass Evolution Backtracked to 100 Million Years
The scientists have informed that the amber contained 'spikelet', which is a grass in its flowering state along with a cluster of fossilized ergot, which is a major ... «Uncover Michigan, May 15»
9
Foxtails: How to keep this invasive grass from injuring your pet.
Each spikelet contains the reproductive parts of the wind pollinated flower (stigma and stamen) within a fibrous sheath. It opens on one end while the other end ... «The Desert Sun, Apr 15»
10
100-Million-Year-Old Burmese Amber Preserves Fungus-Infected …
An international team of paleontologists led by Dr George Poinar of Oregon State University has found a grass spikelet and an ergot-like parasitic fungus ... «Sci-News.com, Feb 15»

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