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 maxillæ; end in a tridentate lacinia as usual, though the palpi and galea I have not yet studied.

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

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.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by James, George Wharton

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.

It is the Dolium galea, good friends, and we could tell you six other kinds that are suspected of this meanness.

From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 34, November 19, 1870 by Various

Corolla.—Tubular; the upper lip, or galea, little or not at all longer than the lower; small in comparison with the large, inflated, one- to three-saccate lower one, which usually bears more or less conspicuous teeth.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth