Glume

glume. The outer brack of a grass spikelet.
glycoalkaloid. A bitter-tasting compound present in potato foliage and in the epidermis of potato tubers.

Rhynchelytrum neriglume - Pink ruby grass - A small, cool-season grass from S. Africa that forms a 1 foot tall clump. In the fall the foliage turns purplish-red. The showy white-pink flowers bloom a foot above the foliage in the spring and summer.

glume search for term- n. (L. gluma, husk) a chaffy or membranous bract, a bract at the base of a grass inflorescence or spikelet.glutinous search for term- a. (L. gluten, glue) having a sticky, moist surface; a gluey or sticky exudation.

See also: Plant, Grass, Gardening, Watering in, Watering