Glume: Definition with Glume Pictures and Photos

1. Noun. Small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae.

Generic synonyms: Bract
Specialized synonyms: Flowering Glume, Lemma

1. n. The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelet.

1. Noun. (botany) a basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (''Poaceae'') and sedges (''Cyperaceae'') ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

1. a bract on grassy plants [n -S]

1. A bract in the inflorescence of a grass, sedge or similar plant. (09 Oct 1997)

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