glume

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 Italian 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

The term comes from the Latin gluma, meaning "husk of grain". It can also be seen in the French verb, glubere meaning "to peel".

[edit] Noun

glume (plural glumes)

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

[edit] Translations

Italian: gluma it(it) f. German: (botany) Spelze de(de) f.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Noun

glume f.

1. Plural form of gluma.