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palea

/ˈpalɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
palea
IPA
/ˈpalɪə/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The interior chaff or husk of grasses.

noun

One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin palea (“chaff”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈpælɪə/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

paleae (plural) pales (plural)

Derived Forms

paleaceous paleal paleate paleola paleous

Questions

How do you pronounce palea?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpalɪə/.
What does palea mean?
The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
Where does palea come from?
Borrowed from Latin palea (“chaff”).

How to pronounce palea

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