"glume" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: glumes [plural]
Rhymes: -uːm Etymology: From Latin gluma (“husk of grain”). The root can also be seen in glubere (“to peel”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*glewbʰ-}}, {{der|en|la|gluma||husk of grain}} Latin gluma (“husk of grain”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} glume (plural glumes)
  1. (botany) A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae). Wikipedia link: glume Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy Derived forms: glumaceous, glumal Translations (Translations): gluma [feminine] (Catalan), helve (Finnish), glume [feminine] (French), Spelze [feminine] [botany, biology, natural-sciences] (German), toklász (Hungarian), pelyva (Hungarian), törek (Hungarian), gluma (Hungarian), gluma [feminine] (Italian), glumă [feminine] (Romanian), gluma [feminine] (Spanish), uslen [feminine] (Welsh)

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