Glume: alternatives and connections

A genus of grasses, including species called in common language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop (Agrostis vulgaris), are valuable…

Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its husk, or the acorn seated…

A genus of grasses, including the common oat (Avena sativa); the oat grasses.

A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus Hordeum, used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared beer, ale, and…

A bract.

Having the nature or appearance of a bract.

Having a bract or bracts.

a small bract

A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a main stalk that support several flowers.

To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown; to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to bush seeds into the gr…

Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their seeds or grain.

An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool, husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek.

A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut.

The husk covering an ear of Indian corn.

The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.

To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to peel; to hull.

To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See Grain, v. t., 1.

Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.