Definition of glume in English:

glume

noun ɡluːmɡlum

Botany

Each of two membranous bracts surrounding the spikelet of a grass (forming the husk of a cereal grain) or one surrounding the florets of a sedge.
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Example sentencesExamples
- It can infect leaves, sheaths, glumes, and awns.
- The genes Hg and Hgb made the glume hairy.
- At the base of each spikelet, there is a pair of sterile glumes that surrounds a series of flowers (five to eight in number).
- Water potential differences between the flag leaf, glumes, stem and grain were maintained as the water stress increased further (data not shown).
- In the experiments in Table 1, pricking of an anther and the ovary induced dehiscence whereas cutting or piercing of the glumes did not.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin gluma 'husk'.

Definition of glume in US English:

glume

nounɡlo͞omɡlum

Botany

Each of two membranous bracts surrounding the spikelet of a grass (forming the husk of a cereal grain) or one surrounding the florets of a sedge.
〔植〕颖（片）
Example sentencesExamples
- At the base of each spikelet, there is a pair of sterile glumes that surrounds a series of flowers (five to eight in number).
- In the experiments in Table 1, pricking of an anther and the ovary induced dehiscence whereas cutting or piercing of the glumes did not.
- It can infect leaves, sheaths, glumes, and awns.
- Water potential differences between the flag leaf, glumes, stem and grain were maintained as the water stress increased further (data not shown).
- The genes Hg and Hgb made the glume hairy.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Latin gluma ‘husk’.

词汇	glume
释义	Definition of glume in English: glume noun ɡluːmɡlum Botany Each of two membranous bracts surrounding the spikelet of a grass (forming the husk of a cereal grain) or one surrounding the florets of a sedge. 〔植〕颖（片） Example sentencesExamples It can infect leaves, sheaths, glumes, and awns. The genes Hg and Hgb made the glume hairy. At the base of each spikelet, there is a pair of sterile glumes that surrounds a series of flowers (five to eight in number). Water potential differences between the flag leaf, glumes, stem and grain were maintained as the water stress increased further (data not shown). In the experiments in Table 1, pricking of an anther and the ovary induced dehiscence whereas cutting or piercing of the glumes did not. Origin Late 18th century: from Latin gluma 'husk'. Definition of glume in US English: glume nounɡlo͞omɡlum Botany Each of two membranous bracts surrounding the spikelet of a grass (forming the husk of a cereal grain) or one surrounding the florets of a sedge. 〔植〕颖（片） Example sentencesExamples At the base of each spikelet, there is a pair of sterile glumes that surrounds a series of flowers (five to eight in number). In the experiments in Table 1, pricking of an anther and the ovary induced dehiscence whereas cutting or piercing of the glumes did not. It can infect leaves, sheaths, glumes, and awns. Water potential differences between the flag leaf, glumes, stem and grain were maintained as the water stress increased further (data not shown). The genes Hg and Hgb made the glume hairy. Origin Late 18th century: from Latin gluma ‘husk’.
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