spikelet
English Thesaurus
1. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf (noun.plant)
hypernym | : | aculeus, |
definition | : | a stiff sharp-pointed plant process (noun.plant) |
hyponym | : | glochid, glochidium, |
definition | : | a barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti) (noun.plant) |
derivation | : | prick, prickle, |
definition | : | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | stick, |
definition | : | pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny, |
definition | : | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. (adj.all) |
derivation | : | prick, prickle, |
definition | : | make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | stick, |
definition | : | pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument (verb.contact) |
derivation | : | barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, setaceous, setose, spiny, thorny, |
definition | : | having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc. (adj.all) |
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