palea
noun
a chafflike scale or bract.
paleate
-
a word derived from
palea.
Example Sentences
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The third glume is hyaline, oblong, acute, 3-nerved, paleate and male.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The fourth glume is as long as the third, ovate, obtuse, paleate.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The third glume is oblong-ovate, glabrous, flower bearing, paleate; the palea is shorter than the glume, 2-nerved, splitting into two between the nerves.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The third glume is oblong-obovate, hyaline, thin, paleate with three yellow anthers and two oblong-cuneate lodicules; palea is narrow, oblong, obtuse.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
The fourth glume is as long as the third, cuspidately acuminate, membranous, 5-nerved and paleate; palea is ovate, as long as the glume.
From A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses by K. Rangachari
