palea

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Synonyms: plea, pale, paleo, galea, talea, paled, pales, palla, alea, palma, palen

Antonyms: plea, pale, paleo, galea, talea, paled, pales, palla, alea, palma, palen

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|botany}} The [[interior]] [[chaff]] or [[husk]] of [[grass]]es.
2. {{lb|en|botany}} One of the [[chaffy]] [[scale]]s or [[bractlet]]s growing on the [[receptacle]] of many [[compound]] [[flower]]s, such as the [[sunflower]].

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