The story
- Latin · derived fromgluma“husk of grain”
- English todayglume
From Latin gluma (“husk of grain”). The root can also be seen in glubere (“to peel”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
glume
Today it means: A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae). Full definition →
Latin gluma