GLUMELLA

Noun

glumella (plural glumellas)

Alternative form of glumelle

Source: Wiktionary


Glu*mel"la, Glu"melle, n. Etym: [F. glumelle, dim. of glume.] (Bot.)

Definition: One of the pelets or inner chaffy scales of the flowers or spikelets of grasses.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ROOTS

(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”


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