glume

Noun
  1. Small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae (synset 113176406)
    is a type of: bract - a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
    subtypes: flowering glume, lemma - the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae

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