palea

(Αγγλικός)

  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.

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈpælɪə/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Borrowed from Latin palea (“chaff”).

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