galea

[ gey-lee-uh ]

/ ˈgeɪ li ə /

noun, plural ga·le·ae [gey-lee-ee]. /ˈgeɪ liˌi/.

Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.

Anatomy. any of several helmet-shaped structures.

Origin of galea

1700–10; <Latin: helmet

Words nearby galea

galbanum, Galbraith, Galbraith, John Kenneth, Galcha, gale, galea, galeate, galeiform, Galen, galena, galenic

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Example sentences from the Web for galea

Columella enclosed in the dorsal wall of the galea, prolonged into an oblique pyramidal spine of the same length.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
Two anterior (or pectoral) tubes arise from the two frontal corners of the galea basis, and diverge forwards to right and left.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
The valves bear neither an apical latticed cupola or galea, nor hollow radial tubes.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
The maxillæ; end in a tridentate lacinia as usual, though the palpi and galea I have not yet studied.
Our Common Insects|Alpheus Spring Packard

Galea hemispherical, with a short conical horn, about as large as the roundish cephalis and half as large as the ovate thorax.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

British Dictionary definitions for galea

galea

/ (ˈɡeɪlɪə) /

noun plural -leae (-lɪˌiː)

a part or organ shaped like a helmet or hood, such as the petals of certain flowers

Derived forms of galea

galeate or galeated, adjectivegaleiform, adjective

Word Origin for galea

C18: from Latin: helmet

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Medical definitions for galea

galea

[ gā′lē-ə ]

n. pl. ga•le•ae (-lē-ē′)

An anatomical structure shaped like a helmet.

The aponeurosis connecting the occipitofrontal muscle to form the epicranium.

A type of bandage for covering the head.

单词	galea
释义	galea [ gey-lee-uh ] / ˈgeɪ li ə / noun, plural ga·le·ae [gey-lee-ee]. /ˈgeɪ liˌi/. Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood. Anatomy. any of several helmet-shaped structures. Origin of galea 1700–10; <Latin: helmet Words nearby galea galbanum, Galbraith, Galbraith, John Kenneth, Galcha, gale, galea, galeate, galeiform, Galen, galena, galenic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for galea Columella enclosed in the dorsal wall of the galea, prolonged into an oblique pyramidal spine of the same length. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel Two anterior (or pectoral) tubes arise from the two frontal corners of the galea basis, and diverge forwards to right and left. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel The valves bear neither an apical latticed cupola or galea, nor hollow radial tubes. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel The maxillæ; end in a tridentate lacinia as usual, though the palpi and galea I have not yet studied. Our Common Insects\|Alpheus Spring Packard Galea hemispherical, with a short conical horn, about as large as the roundish cephalis and half as large as the ovate thorax. Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index\|Ernst Haeckel British Dictionary definitions for galea galea / (ˈɡeɪlɪə) / noun plural -leae (-lɪˌiː) a part or organ shaped like a helmet or hood, such as the petals of certain flowers Derived forms of galea galeate or galeated, adjectivegaleiform, adjective Word Origin for galea C18: from Latin: helmet Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for galea galea [ gā′lē-ə ] n. pl. ga•le•ae (-lē-ē′) An anatomical structure shaped like a helmet. The aponeurosis connecting the occipitofrontal muscle to form the epicranium. A type of bandage for covering the head. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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