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Glumes
Glume One of the paired bracts at the base of a grass spikelet; a chaffy bract in grasses or sedges. Did you know? Grass identification often depends on tiny bracts such as glumes, lemmas, and paleas.
Glossary: Flower / inflorescence morphology
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Gymnosperms
Gymnosperm The group of plants having naked seeds, not encased in an ovary. Did you know? Ginkgo is a gymnosperm and a living fossil with no close living relatives.
