English Explanatory Dictionary

glume

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae).

Word forms

glume glumes

Etymology

From Latin gluma (“husk of grain”). The root can also be seen in glubere (“to peel”).

Derived words

glumaceous glumal glumed glumelike glumiferous glumose glumous
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