glume

[ gloom ]

/ glum /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR glume ON THESAURUS.COM

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 of glume

1570–80; <Latin glūma husk enclosing a cereal grain, probably equivalent to glūb(ere) to strip the bark from + *-sma noun suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM glume

glumelike, adjective

Words nearby glume

gluggable, gluhwein, glum, glumaceous, glum bum, glume, gluon, gluonium, glurge, gluside, glut

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Example sentences from the Web for glume

The fourth glume is nearly half or a little more than half of the third glume, narrower, paleate; palea is elliptic.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The third glume is oblong or linear-oblong, hyaline, apex rounded, ciliate and faintly 2-nerved.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The second glume is membranous, ovate-oblong, obtuse, prominently 9-nerved.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar
The second glume is as long as the third, membranous, 5-nerved (rarely 3- to 7-nerved), silkily hairy.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

The fourth glume is coriaceous, with a bisexual or female flower.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for glume

glume

/ (ɡluːm) /

noun

botany one of a pair of dry membranous bracts at the base of the spikelet of grasses

the bract beneath each flower in a sedge or related plant

Derived forms of glume

glumaceous, adjectiveglumelike, adjective

Word Origin for glume

C18: from Latin glūma husk of corn; related to Latin glūbere to remove the bark from

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for glume

glume

[ glōōm ]

One of the two chaffy bracts at the base of a grass spikelet.

单词	glume
释义	glume [ gloom ] / glum / SEE SYNONYMS FOR glume ON THESAURUS.COM 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 of glume 1570–80; <Latin glūma husk enclosing a cereal grain, probably equivalent to glūb(ere) to strip the bark from + *-sma noun suffix OTHER WORDS FROM glume glumelike, adjective Words nearby glume gluggable, gluhwein, glum, glumaceous, glum bum, glume, gluon, gluonium, glurge, gluside, glut Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for glume The fourth glume is nearly half or a little more than half of the third glume, narrower, paleate; palea is elliptic. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar The third glume is oblong or linear-oblong, hyaline, apex rounded, ciliate and faintly 2-nerved. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar The second glume is membranous, ovate-oblong, obtuse, prominently 9-nerved. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar The second glume is as long as the third, membranous, 5-nerved (rarely 3- to 7-nerved), silkily hairy. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar The fourth glume is coriaceous, with a bisexual or female flower. A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses\|Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar British Dictionary definitions for glume glume / (ɡluːm) / noun botany one of a pair of dry membranous bracts at the base of the spikelet of grasses the bract beneath each flower in a sedge or related plant Derived forms of glume glumaceous, adjectiveglumelike, adjective Word Origin for glume C18: from Latin glūma husk of corn; related to Latin glūbere to remove the bark from Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to glume rind, pod, chaff, case, shell, hull, outside, skin, bark, shuck, aril Scientific definitions for glume glume [ glōōm ] One of the two chaffy bracts at the base of a grass spikelet. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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glume

noun Botany.

Origin of glume

OTHER WORDS FROM glume

Words nearby glume

Example sentences from the Web for glume

British Dictionary definitions for glume

noun

Derived forms of glume

Word Origin for glume

Words related to glume

Scientific definitions for glume