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glume: Meaning and Definition of

glume

Pronunciation: (glm), [key]
— n. Bot.
  1. one of the characteristic chafflike bracts of the inflorescence of grasses, sedges, etc., esp. one of the pair of bracts at the base of a spikelet.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
glumaceous gluon
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