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The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt.

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  1. n. The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt.
  2. n. small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae
  3. The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt. Gray.
  4. The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain andgrasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelt. Gray.
  5. n. small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae