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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•le•a (pā′lē ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -le•ae (-lē ē′).USA pronunciation - Botanya chafflike scale or bract.
- Botanythe 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.
- Neo-Latin, special use of Latin palea chaff
- 1745–55;
pa′le•a′ceous (-ā′shəs),USA pronunciation pa′le•ate (-it, -āt′),USA pronunciation adj. |