Where does “spikelet” come from?
spikelet (English) comes from English Spike, from Middle Dutch spīker, from Old Dutch spīkāri, from Proto-West Germanic spīkārī, from Latin spicarium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
spikelet (English): A small, or secondary spike, especially one of...
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- A small, or secondary spike, especially one of...
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