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palea.

The interior chaff or husk of grasses.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpælɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpeɪlɪə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpalɪə/UK/ˈpeɪlɪə/UK
  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.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin palea (“chaff”).

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