Glume

[glu:m]

(noun.) small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae.

Inputed by Fidel--From WordNet

(n.) The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt.

Edited by Bonita

n. Husk (of grain and grasses), hull, outer covering.

Typist: Nadine

n. a term applied to certain bracts in grasses and sedges.—adjs. Glumā′ceous Glu′mal Glumif′erous Glu′mose Glu′mous.

Edited by Janet