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a spikelet
Each spikelet contains several florets.
每个小穗包含几朵小花。
小穗
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小穗
A small or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
Each spikelet contains several florets.
每个小穗包含几朵小花。
植物学术语，指禾本科或莎草科植物花序中的小穗。
小穗；尤指禾草或莎草科花序中的次级小穗。
A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.
Each tiny spikelet contains two or three small flowers.
每个微小的小穗含有两到三朵小花。
Under the microscope, the grass spikelet showed its delicate scales.
在显微镜下，这株草的小穗显露出它精致的鳞片。
The wind shook the spikelets on the tall stems.
风吹动了高茎上的小穗。
Each spikelet contains several florets.
每个小穗包含几朵小花。
The spikelets are arranged along the rachis.
小穗沿着穗轴排列。
The spikelet of wheat is composed of two glumes.
小麦的小穗由两个颖片组成。
Not this
The spikelet of this grass are small.
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The spikelets of this grass are small.
中文学习者常忽略名词单复数。'spikelet'为可数名词，当主语指多个小穗时，应用复数形式'spikelets'，动词也随之变为'are'。
Not this
The wheat head is made of many spikes.
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The wheat head is made of many spikelets.
中文中'小穗'常被误称为'穗'，但英文'spike'指较大的穗状花序，而'spikelet'特指禾本科花序中的次级小穗，两者含义不同。
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通常用于植物学语境，指禾本科植物的小穗。
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