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Spikelet vs Rachilla - What's the difference?

spikelet | rachilla |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between spikelet and rachilla

is that spikelet is (botany) a small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge while rachilla is (botany) a rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once.

As nouns the difference between spikelet and rachilla

is that spikelet is (botany) a small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge while rachilla is (botany) the part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets.

spikelet

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge

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    rachilla

    English

    Alternative forms

    * rhachilla

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (botany) The part of a spikelet, in grasses and sedges, that bears the florets
  • (botany) A rachis of secondary or higher order in leaves and ferns that are compound more than once.