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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
Compound spike is a typical spike inflorescence in which the axis is branched and sessile flowers are borne in acropetal succession on lateral branches. The spikelet is the very small spike of a compound spike forming a unit e.g. Grasses.
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