The Emergence Machine

Spike

abstract · Anatomy · Level 9 · E0

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Emergence definition

A spike is a type of inflorescence that shares characteristics with a raceme, but with a unique arrangement of sessile flowers.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “spike” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin word
spike
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL9L8L7L6L2L1L0SpikeRacemeFlowerSimilarDegreePlantReproduction… intermediate l…FeatureFormInformationLifeActionChangeMatterMotionEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSpikeL9SimilarL7RacemeL8E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Similar L7 (requires)
    Unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, but bearing sessile flowers (sessile flowers are attached directly, without stalks).
  • Raceme L8 (requires)
    Unbranched, indeterminate inflorescence, similar to a raceme, but bearing sessile flowers (sessile flowers are attached directly, without stalks).