1. A spikelet, in botany, describes the typical arrangement of the inflorescences of grasses, sedges and some other monocots. Each spikelet has one or more florets. The spikelets are further grouped into panicles or spikes. The part of the spikelet that bears the florets is called the rachilla. == In grasses == In Poaceae, the grass family, a spikelet consists of two (or sometimes fewer) bracts at the base, called glumes, followed by one or more florets. A floret consists of the flower (consisting of an ovary, two stigmas, and three anthers) surrounded by two bracts, one external (the lemma) and one internal (the palea). The perianth is reduced to two scales, called lodicules, that expand and contract to spread the lemma and palea; these are generally interpreted to be modified sepals. When threshed, the lemma and palea of most species of oat stay bonded to the seed. The flowers are usually hermaphroditic — maize being an important exception — and mainly anemophilous or wind-pollinated,... from wikipedia.org