palea
/pey-lee-uh/US // ˈpeɪ li ə //UK // (ˈpeɪlɪə) //
铲子,铁锹,锸,锹
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
plural pa·le·ae [pey-lee-ee]. /ˈpeɪ liˌi/.
- : a chafflike scale or bract.
- : the scalelike, membranous organ in the flowers of grasses that is situated upon a secondary axis in the axil of the flowering glume and envelops the stamens and pistil.
Examples
Pareah (Palea) seems to have been the principal instrument in bringing about this fatal disaster.
The fourth glume and its palea adhere together by their margins.
Grain is free and enclosed by the hardened fourth glume and its palea.
On the other face of the grain which is towards the palea, the hilum is seen at the base.
The grain is oblong, free within the hardened glume and its palea.
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