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Glume vs Glumaceous - What's the difference?

glume | glumaceous |

In botany|lang=en terms the difference between glume and glumaceous

is that glume is (botany) a basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (poaceae) and sedges (cyperaceae) while glumaceous is (botany) having or consisting of glumes.

As a noun glume

is (botany) a basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses (poaceae) and sedges (cyperaceae).

As an adjective glumaceous is

(botany) having or consisting of glumes.

glume

English

Noun

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

    • glumaceous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany) Having or consisting of glumes.
    • (Webster 1913)