glume
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glume
Rhymes with -uːm
Where it comes from
From Latin gluma (“husk of grain”). The root can also be seen in glubere (“to peel”).
noun glumes
- A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae). [T]he glume in some alpine grasses, and the scales of the ament in the salix rosea, rose-willow, grow into leaves; and produce other kinds of monsters.
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Talk about this word "glume." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/glume. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. glume. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/glume "glume." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/glume.Cite this
@misc{glume_2026,
title = {glume},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/glume},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
