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Complete Definition of "glume"

English
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".

Noun
en-noun

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

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