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pa·le·a (p

)

n. pl. pa·le·ae (-l

)

1. A small chafflike bract enclosing the flower of a grass.

2. The chaffy scales on the receptacle of a flower head in a plant of the composite family.

[Latin, chaff.]

palea [ˈpeɪlɪə], pale

n pl paleae [ˈpeɪlɪˌiː], pales Botany

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the inner of two bracts surrounding each floret in a grass spikelet Compare lemma

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any small membranous bract or scale

[from Latin: straw, chaff; see pallet¹]

paleaceous [ˌpeɪlɪˈeɪʃəs] adj

palea (p

)

Plural paleae (p

)

1. The inner or upper of the two bracts enclosing one of the small flowers within a grass spikelet.

2. The chaffy scales on the receptacle of a flower head in a plant of the composite family.

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