Glume Definition

glo͝om
noun
Either of the two empty sterile bracts at the base of a grass spikelet, or a similar structure on the spikelets of sedges.
Webster's New World
A bract in a sedge spikelet, usually subtending a floret.
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Other Word Forms of Glume

Noun

Singular:
glume
Plural:
glumes

Origin of Glume

  • The term comes from the Latin gluma, meaning "husk of grain". It can also be seen in the French verb, glubere meaning "to peel".

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin glūma husk gleubh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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