Definitions for paleaˈpeɪ li ə; -liˌi
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pa•le•aˈpeɪ li ə; -liˌi(n.)(pl.)-le•ae
the upper or inner membranous bract of the pair that envelops each floret in a grass spike.
Category: Botany
Origin of palea:
1745–55; < NL; L: chaff
pa`le•a′ceous-ˈeɪ ʃəs; -ɪt, -ˌeɪt(adj.)pa′le•ate
Webster Dictionary
Palea(noun)
the interior chaff or husk of grasses
Palea(noun)
one of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, as the Coreopsis, the sunflower, etc
Palea(noun)
a pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap
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