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Palea
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What's The Definition Of Palea?Synonyms | Synonyms for Palea: Related Terms | Find terms related to Palea: See Also | Palea In Webster's Dictionary \Pa"le*a\, n.; pl. {Pale[ae]} (-[=e]). [L., chaff.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
(b) One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the
receptacle of many compound flowers, as the Coreopsis,
the sunflower, etc.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A pendulous process of the skin on the throat
of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap.
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