The unit of inflorescence in grasses or Gramineae (Poaceae) is

Thysis

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Spike

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Spikelet

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Raceme

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The correct option is A Spikelet
Spikelet or compound inflorescence has peduncle branching repeatedly once or twice and the ultimate branches bear flowers in a raceme or cymose manner. Spikelet is a compact spike having a few flowers borne on an axis called as rachilla and surrounded by two bracts called as glumes, e.g., Wheat, oat, grass.

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