单词 | palea |
释义 | palea —paleaceous /-ay"sheuhs/, paleate /-it, -ayt'/, adj. /pay"lee euh/, n. , pl. paleae /-lee ee'/. 1. a chafflike scale or bract. 2. the scalelike, membranous organ in the flowers of grasses that is situated upon a secondary axis in the axil of the flowering glume and envelops the stamens and pistil. [1745-55; < NL, special use of L palea chaff] |
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