Palea

noun

/ˈpalɪə/

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounThe interior chaff or husk of grasses.

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

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

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