| palea | <botany> In a grass floret, the upper one of the two bracts enclosing a flower. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| paleaceous | <botany> Chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff; furnished with chaff; as, a paleaceous receptacle. Origin: L. Palea chaff. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |