Definitions for "Glumes"
Keywords:  spikelet, bracts, grass, empty, awnless
A pair of bracts at the base of the grass spikelet
odd veined bracts that delimit the spikelet; usually 2 per spikelet; attached to the rachilla; empty.
The pair of bracts at the base of the spikelet, odd-veined, empty bracts that may be awned or awnless.