palea
noun
a chafflike scale or bract.
paleae
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pluralof palea.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The paleae open for a short period for stigma to be dusted, and then close again, and such travelling down would take place under protection.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
Ears expel anthers when kept in water in room; but the paleae apparently do not open and expose stigma; but the stigma could easily be artificially impregnated.
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Sir Francis Darwin
