glume
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noun Botany.
one of the characteristic chafflike bracts of the inflorescence of grasses, sedges, etc., especially one of the pair of bracts at the base of a spikelet.
Origin:
1570–80; < Latin glūma husk enclosing a cereal grain, probably equivalent to glūb(ere) to strip the bark from + *-sma noun suffix
1570–80; < Latin glūma husk enclosing a cereal grain, probably equivalent to glūb(ere) to strip the bark from + *-sma noun suffix
Related forms
glume·like, adjective
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glume (ɡluːm) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | botany one of a pair of dry membranous bracts at the base of the spikelet of grasses |
| 2. | the bract beneath each flower in a sedge or related plant |
| [C18: from Latin glūma husk of corn; related to Latin glūbere to remove the bark from] | |
| glu'maceous | |
| —adj | |
| 'glumelike | |
| —adj | |
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Glume
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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glume (gl m) Pronunciation Key
One of the two chaffy bracts at the base of a grass spikelet. |
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Example sentences
She also hopes to determine if there are relationships between glume size and grain traits.
Preliminary results on genetic studies of outer glume characters in barley.
The ultrastructure of leaf and glume chloroplasts differs.
The first glume is three-fourths as long as, to equal to, the length of the lemma.
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