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| Processed by: | monigeria (2019-02-14 11:22:53 GMT) |
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<< review queue entry 63802 - submitted by 'richwarm' >> The current definition is a bit inaccurate and lacks the correct technical term ("lemma"). PLC K GR ~ (Bot.) Lemme. In grasses, each floret (flower) is enclosed in a pair of papery bracts, called the lemma (lower bract) and palea (upper bract), while each spikelet (group of florets) has a further pair of bracts at its base called glumes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bract That matches a sentence in the corresponding Chinese Wp article: 苞片具有保護的功能，例如在禾本科植物中，每朵穎花（floret）都由一對苞片包裹保護，大的稱外稃（lemma），小的稱內稃（palea），基部尚有一對護穎（glume）。 https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%8B%9E%E7%89%87 A floret consists of the flower surrounded by two bracts, one external—the lemma—and one internal—the palea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spikelet The brown rice is enclosed in the palea and lemma: together these are known as the hull or husk (momi-gara). http://www.nada-ken.com/main/en/index_i/54.html Oxford @ lemma (Botany) The lower bract of the floret of a grass. |
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- 外稃 外稃 [wai4 fu1] /husk/outside shell of grain/ + 外稃 外稃 [wai4 fu1] /(botany) lemma/ |