galea

American  

[gey-lee-uh] / ˈgeɪ li ə /

noun

• galeae
  plural

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

2. Anatomy. any of several helmet-shaped structures.

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galea British  

/ ˈɡeɪlɪə /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• galeate
  adjective
• galeiform
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• galeae
  plural

Etymology

Origin of galea

1700–10; < Latin: helmet

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

galea

The galea, or middle division, forms a simple lobe, while the lacinia has two large chitinous teeth on the inner edge, and internally four or five hairs arising from a thin edge.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

Paraglossa: a paired, labial structure, lying at each side of the ligula; often connected with it; sometimes free and two-jointed: corresponds to the galea of maxilla.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

In many blood-sucking flies, for example, the galea is absent, while the lacinia becomes a strong knife-like piercer and the palp is well developed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

Subgalea: a maxillary sclerite or segment, attached to the stipes, and bearing the galea or outer lobe.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

The corolla strikingly resembles the head of an elephant, the beak of the galea forming the trunk, the lateral lobes of the lips the ears, and the stigma the finger-like appendage of the trunk.

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