Definitions for paleaceous-ˈeɪ ʃəs; -ɪt, -ˌeɪt
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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
Paleaceous(adj)
chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff; furnished with chaff; as, a paleaceous receptacle
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