Glume
Pronunciation : Glume
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. gluma hull, husk, fr. glubere to bark or peel: cf. F. glume or gloume.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt. Gray.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913