spikelet
A REPRODUCTIVE SHOOT SYSTEM THAT IS THE ULTIMATE AND CONGESTED INFLORESCENCE, ESPECIALLY IN GRASSES, A RACEMOSE UNIT CONSISTING OF ONE OR A FEW CLOSELY-PACKED FLORETS BORN ALONG A RACHILLA AND SUBTENDED BY TWO GLUMES
Lemma (botany); Palea (botany); Spikelets; Lodicule; Rachilla (floral axis)
¦ noun Botany the basic unit of a grass flower, consisting of two glumes or outer bracts at the base and one or more florets above.