NOUN: "one of the slender bristles that terminate the glumes of the spikelet in some cereal and other grasses" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "one of the slender bristles that terminate the glumes of the spikelet in some cereal and other grasses" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. slender bristlelike appendage found on the bracts of grasses

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SPIKELET (noun)
1. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
TERMINATE (verb)
1. bring to an end or halt
2. be the end of; be the last or concluding part of

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