English Dictionary

palea

/ˈpælɪə/

noun

(botany) The interior chaff or husk of grasses. / (botany) One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

The palea protects the grain of the grass.

意味（1）

(botany) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.

意味（2）

(botany) 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.