Palea (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural pa·le·ae [pey-lee-ee]. /ˈpeɪ liˌi/.
  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.
noun plural paleae (ˈpeɪlɪˌiː) or pales botany
  1. the inner of two bracts surrounding each floret in a grass spikelet
  2. any small membranous bract or scale
Plural paleae (pā′lē-ē′)
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