Associations to the word «Glume»

Wiktionary

GLUME, noun. (botany) a basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae)

Dictionary definition

GLUME, noun. Small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae.

Wise words

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