glume

== English == === Etymology === From Latin gluma (“husk of grain”). The root can also be seen in glubere (“to peel”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -uːm === Noun === glume (plural glumes) (botany) A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡlym/ === Noun === glume f (plural glumes) glume === Further reading === “glume”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Italian == === Noun === glume f plural of gluma == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɡlume] === Noun === glume f inflection of glumă: indefinite plural indefinite genitive/dative singular