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The unit of inflorescence in grasses/gra...

The unit of inflorescence in grasses/gramineae (poaceae) is

A

Thyrsis

B

Spike

C

Spikelet

D

Raceme

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C
Spikelet is a compact spike having a few flowers borne an axis called rachilla and surrounded by two bracts called ghumes. E.g., Wheat,Oat,Grass. Each flower or floret has at its base a bract called lemma and a bracteole complex called palea.
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