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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024glume (glo̅o̅m),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]- Botanyone 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.
- Latin glūma husk enclosing a cereal grain, probably equivalent. to glūb(ere) to strip the bark from + *-sma noun, nominal suffix
- 1570–80
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