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glume vs lemma

lemma vs glume

glume and lemma both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
glume Yes No No No
lemma Yes No No No
As nouns, lemma is a hyponym of glume; that is, lemma is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than glume:
  • glume: small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae
  • lemma: the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
Other hyponyms of glume include flowering glume.
glume (noun) lemma (noun)
small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove another proposition
the heading that indicates the subject of an annotation or a literary composition or a dictionary entry
the lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae
Difference between glume and lemma

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