akana
helve
A basal, membranous, outer sterile husk or bract in the flowers of grasses ((taxfmt)) and sedges ((taxfmt)).
{{quote-book|en|year=1789|author=Erasmus Darwin|title=The Loves of the Plants|publisher=J. Johnson|page=9
(l)
(monikko) it|gluma
(noun form of)