Palea
[pey-lee-uh] /ˈpeɪ li ə/
noun, plural paleae
[pey-lee-ee] /ˈpeɪ liˌi/ (Show IPA)
1.
a chafflike scale or bract.
2.
the scalelike, membranous organ in the flowers of grasses that is situated upon a secondary axis in the axil of the flowering glume and envelops the stamens and pistil.
/ˈpeɪlɪə/
noun (botany) (pl) paleae (ˈpeɪlɪˌiː), pales
1.
the inner of two bracts surrounding each floret in a grass spikelet Compare lemma1
2.
any small membranous bract or scale
palea
(pā’lēə)
Plural paleae (pā’lē-ē’)
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