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Word: Glume
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 18th century: from Latin gluma ‘husk’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɡluːm
Dialects: British English
Definition:
each of two membranous bracts surrounding the spikelet of a grass (forming the husk of a cereal grain) or one surrounding the florets of a sedge.
Short Definition:each of two membranous bracts surrounding spikelet of grass forming husk of cereal grain
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