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Flume vs Glume - What's the difference?

flume | glume |

As nouns the difference between flume and glume

is that flume is a ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through while glume is (botany) a basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (poaceae) and sedges (cyperaceae).

flume

English

Noun

(wikipedia flume) (en noun)
  • A ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.
  • An open channel or trough used to direct or divert liquids.

    • glume

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) a basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (Poaceae) and sedges (Cyperaceae)