spikes (plant)
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006018
An indeterminate inflorescence in which sessile flowers are borne directly on the main axis of the inflorescence. Flowers at the bottom blossom earlier than the flowers at the top.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006018 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | racemose inflorescences; synflorescences |
| Translations | Spanish: espigas (planta) |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006018",
"term": "spikes (plant)",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "An indeterminate inflorescence in which sessile flowers are borne directly on the main axis of the inflorescence. Flowers at the bottom blossom earlier than the flowers at the top.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"racemose inflorescences",
"synflorescences"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "espigas (planta)"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/spikes-plant/"
}
Record 6,018 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.