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palea

/ˈpælɪə/ UK
/ˈpeɪlɪə/ UK
/ˈpalɪə/ UK
/ˈpeɪlɪə/ UK

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noun paleae · pales

The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower. In a single Brazilian species, doubtfully referred to Brickellia, a few pales occur toward the edge of the disk.

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@misc{palea_2026,
  title = {palea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/palea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}