glumaceous
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Perianth small, of 6 equal persistent glumaceous segments; flowers perfect; ovary compound.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Perianth none, or very rudimentary: glumaceous bracts to the flowers.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa
Restio, res′ti-ō, n. a genus of glumaceous plants.—n.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Various interpretations have been given to these glumaceous organs and different terms employed for them by various writers.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
Juncaceæ, 539 Perianth partly glumaceous or chaff-like; flowers in very dense heads.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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