GLUME


Meaning of GLUME in English

[ glu:m ]

■ noun Botany each of two membranous bracts surrounding the spikelet of a grass (forming the husk of a cereal grain) or one surrounding the florets of a sedge.

Origin

C18: from L. gluma 'husk'.

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