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palea

Pronunciation: /ˈpælɪə/

The English word “palea” has 2 meanings listed here.

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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palea (“chaff”).

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