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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012