穂すい状じょう

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

ear-shaped; spicate

Describes something shaped like an ear of grain, often used in botanical or descriptive contexts.

• その植しょく物ぶつは穂すい状じょうの花はなを咲さかせる。

  The plant bears spicate flowers.

• 穂すい状じょうの花か序じょを持もつイネ科かの植しょく物ぶつが多おおい。

  Many grasses have spike-shaped inflorescences.