GLUME


Meaning of GLUME in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' glüm

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin gluma, from Latin, hull, husk; akin to Latin glubere to peel ― more at CLEAVE

Date: 1789

: a chaffy bract specifically : either of two empty bracts at the base of the spikelet in grasses

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