palea

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈpælɪə/
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/ˈpælɪə/ · /ˈpeɪlɪə/ · /ˈpalɪə/(UK) · /ˈpeɪlɪə/(UK)

Definition of palea

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
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noun

  1. The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
  2. One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.
    “In a single Brazilian species, doubtfully referred to Brickellia, a few pales occur toward the edge of the disk.”

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palea (“chaff”).

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