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Glossary: glume

Definition:

  1. (in Poaceae) an empty scale at the base of the spikelet; usually there are two, the lower glume and the upper glume;
  2. (in Cyperaceae) a single scale subtending each flower

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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Glossary details: glume.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/glossary-display.php?glossary_id=333, retrieved 29 March 2025

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