First Known Use: 1789
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glume
noun \ˈglüm\
Definition of GLUME
: a chaffy bract; specifically : either of two empty bracts at the base of the spikelet in grasses
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Origin of GLUME
New Latin gluma, from Latin, hull, husk; akin to Latin glubere to peel — more at cleave
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