galea

[gey-lee-uh]

noun

plural

galeae 

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.

galea

/ ˈɡeɪlɪə /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• galeiform adjective
• galeate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of galea¹

1700–10; < Latin: helmet

Word History and Origins

Origin of galea¹

C18: from Latin: helmet

Example Sentences

It sits on my counter, ovoid and glossy black, like the galea of a lightly villainous robot, with a touch-screen interface on its forehead and a protruding handle for a nose.

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“I think here, it’s a bit more white and Danish,” says Dennis Petersen, who is in the harbour working on his traditional galeas schooner.

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Lat. galea, Ital. galea, Port. gal�, of uncertain origin; from the Med.

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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.

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Mala maxillae: the globes of maxilla; outer or galea, inner or lacinia; where only one is present, the term refers to that one.

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