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Palea :: Palea (n.) A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap..

Palea :: Palea (n.) One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, as the Coreopsis, the sunflower, etc..

Palet :: Palet (n.) Same as Palea.

Paleaceous :: Paleaceous (a.) Chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff; furnished with chaff; as, a paleaceous receptacle..

Nopal :: Nopal (n.) A cactaceous plant (Nopalea cochinellifera), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species of Cactaceae..

Palearctic :: Palearctic (a.) Belonging to a region of the earth's surface which includes all Europe to the Azores, Iceland, and all temperate Asia..

Squamellate :: Squamella (n.) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea..

Bicarinate :: Bicarinate (a.) Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of grasses..

Paleola :: Paleola (n.) A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule.

Paleous :: Paleous (a.) Chaffy; like chaff; paleaceous.

Palea :: Palea (n.) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.

Paleo- :: Paleo- () A combining form meaning old, ancient; as, palearctic, paleontology, paleothere, paleography..

Paleae :: Paleae (pl. ) of Pale.

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