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glume

/ɡluːm/

Meanings

noun

颖,外稃。

A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae).

Examples :

植物学家小心翼翼地剥开颖片/外稃,观察里面细小的稻花。