小しょう穂すい

noun

spikelet; spicule; locusta

Botanical term for the basic unit of the inflorescence in grasses and sedges, consisting of one or more florets enclosed by glumes.

• イネの小しょう穂すいは、開かい花か後ごに籾もみとなる。

  The spikelets of rice become grains after flowering.