PALEA


Meaning of PALEA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpā-lē-ə ]

noun

( plural pa·le·ae -lē-ˌē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, chaff — more at pallet

Date: 1753

1. : one of the chaffy scales on the receptacle of many composite plants

2. : the upper bract that with the lemma encloses the flower in grasses

• pa·le·al -lē-əl adjective

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