Palea Definition
pālē-ə
paleae
noun
The upper, or inner, thin, membranous bract enclosing the flower in grasses.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A small bract at the base of a disc floret in some plants of the composite family.
American Heritage
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Wiktionary
Origin of Palea
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Latin, chaff.
From Wiktionary
Latin chaff
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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