Definitions for galeaˈgeɪ li ə; -liˌi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ga•le•aˈgeɪ li ə; -liˌi(n.)(pl.)-le•ae
a hood-shaped anatomical part, esp. of a petal or sepal.
Category: Botany
Origin of galea:
1700–10; < L: helmet
Princeton's WordNet
galea(noun)
an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum
Wiktionary
galea(Noun)
a Roman helmet
galea(Noun)
an organ or a part of a plant that is shaped like a galea (helmet)
galea(Noun)
a mouthpart found in some species of chewing insect, which is shaped like a galea (helmet)
Webster Dictionary
Galea(noun)
the upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower
Galea(noun)
a kind of bandage for the head
Galea(noun)
headache extending all over the head
Galea(noun)
a genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell
Galea(noun)
the anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects
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