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glumaceous

[ gloo-mey-shuh s ]

/ gluˈmeɪ ʃəs /

adjective Botany.

glumelike; chaffy.

consisting of or having glumes.

Origin of glumaceous

First recorded in 1820–30; glume + -aceous

OTHER WORDS FROM glumaceous

sub·glu·ma·ceous, adjective

Words nearby glumaceous

glug, gluggable, gluhwein, glum, glum bum, glumaceous, glume, gluon, gluonium, glurge, gluside

Example sentences from the Web for glumaceous

Various interpretations have been given to these glumaceous organs and different terms employed for them by various writers.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 |Various
Perianth not glumaceous or chaffy; flowers not in dense heads.

The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States |Asa Gray