Glumous

/ˈɡluːməs/ adjective

Definition

Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a glume; chaffy, husk-like.

Etymology

From Latin 'gluma' (husk) + '-ous' (suffix meaning 'full of' or 'characterized by'). This variant of 'glumose' appeared in botanical texts from the 18th-19th centuries.

Kelly Says

Both 'glumous' and 'glumose' exist as synonyms, showing how botanists sometimes created multiple terms for precision—each shade of meaning served a specific descriptive purpose.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሀሰት
haseet
ARالعربية
حزين
ha-zeen
BNবাংলা
কান্না
kanna
CACatalà
triste
tree-steh
CSČeština
smutný
smoo-tny
DADansk
træt
traet
DEDeutsch
traurig
trau-rig
ELΕλληνικά
λυπημένος
li-pe-men-os
ESEspañol
triste
tree-steh
FAفارسی
غمگین
gham-geen
FISuomi
surullinen
su-rul-li-nen
FRFrançais
triste
tree-st
GUGU
ઉદાસ
oo-daas
HAHA
sadau
sa-dau
HEעברית
उदास
oo-das
HIहिन्दी
उदासीन
oo-da-seen
HUMagyar
szomorú
so-mo-roo
IDBahasa Indonesia
sedih
se-dih
IGIG
nwata
nwa-ta
ITItaliano
triste
tree-steh
JA日本語
悲し
kanashii
KKKK
қасіретті
qasiret-ti
KMKM
ស្អុយ
s'khway
KO한국어
슬픈
seul-peun
MRMR
दुःखी
doo-khee
MSBahasa Melayu
sedih
se-dih
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာ
kyan-ma
NLNederlands
treurig
treu-rig
NONorsk
trist
trist
PAPA
ਦੁਖੀ
doo-khee
PLPolski
smutny
smoo-tny
PTPortuguês
triste
tree-steh
RORomână
triste
tree-steh
RUРусский
грустный
groost-nyy
SVSvenska
tråkig
trau-kig
SWKiswahili
huzuni
hoo-zoo-nee
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
kuzhappam
TEతెలుగు
వేదన
veda-na
THไทย
เศร้า
se-rao
TLTL
malungkot
ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
üzüntülü
oo-zoo-n-too-loo
UKУкраїнська
сумний
soo-mnyy
URاردو
غمگین
gham-geen
VITiếng Việt
buồn
boo-on
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
忧伤
yōu shāng
ZUZU
hlupha
hlu-pha

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