(heraldry) vertically striped

(obsolete) pale; lacking colour

A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of the Buddhist scriptures. / The Prakrit language of the Buddha.

Alternative form of Bali

plural of palus

recurrence, repetition

(heraldry) paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colours used alternately or counterchanged

(sciences) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.

One who studies palynology (pollen, spores, and other particulate organic matter).

plural of palynologist