glume

[ gloom ]

noun

, Botany.

1. one of the characteristic chafflike bracts of the inflorescence of grasses, sedges, etc., especially one of the pair of bracts at the base of a spikelet.

glume

/ ɡluːm /

noun

1. botany one of a pair of dry membranous bracts at the base of the spikelet of grasses
2. the bract beneath each flower in a sedge or related plant

glume

/ glo̅o̅m /

1. One of the two chaffy bracts at the base of a grass spikelet.

Derived Forms

• gluˈmaceous, adjective
• ˈglumeˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• glumelike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of glume¹

1570–80; < Latin glūma husk enclosing a cereal grain, probably equivalent to glūb ( ere ) to strip the bark from + *-sma noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of glume¹

C18: from Latin glūma husk of corn; related to Latin glūbere to remove the bark from

Example Sentences

Billie Eilish dropped “What Was I Made For?” and pop queen Glüme has never felt more seen.

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Billie Eilish dropped “What Was I Made For?” and pop queen Glüme has never felt more seen.

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Billie Eilish dropped “What Was I Made For?” and pop queen Glüme has never felt more seen.

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Billie Eilish dropped “What Was I Made For?” and child actor-turned-pop queen Glüme Harlow has never felt more seen.

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Rolling Stone listed Harlow’s album as one of the best of 2023 so far, writing that her latest offering “is as grandiose as its title might imply ... But it’s hardly indulgent; its songs are kept vibrant by Glüme’s playfulness.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• chaff
• pod
• rind