ear spikelet
Term Information
- Accession
- PO:0006320
- Aspect
- plant anatomy
- Synonyms
- exact: oreja de la espiguilla (Spanish)
- exact: 雌穂(花)小穂 (Japanese)
- Definition
- A spikelet (PO:0009051) that is part of the ear inflorescence (PO:0020136) and bears a single ear floret (PO:0006354) at maturity. [source: GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, PMID:12015291, POC:Laurel_Cooper]
- Comment
- The ear spikelet forms with two ear florets (PO:0006354), but the lower one aborts during development.
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