The word "glumiflorous" is a term used in botany to describe plants that have flowers with a long, narrow tube. The phonetic transcription of "glumiflorous" is /ˌɡluːmɪˈflɔːrəs/, where the stress is on the second syllable. The initial "g" is pronounced like the "g" in "go", while "lu" sounds like "loo", "mi" sounds like "me", "flo" sounds like "flaw", and "rous" sounds like "russ". Though it is not a common word in everyday language, "glumiflorous" is useful for botanists to describe specific plant characteristics.