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Meaning of palea

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

palea

Pronunciation:/ˈpalɪə/

noun

Definitions

  1. The interior chaff or husk of grasses.

  2. One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

  3. A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap.