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palea
CIDE DICTIONARY
palea, n. [L., chaff.].
- The interior chaff or husk of grasses. [1913 Webster]
- A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
palea, n. (pl. paleae) Bot. a chafflike bract, esp. in a flower of grasses.
Etymology
L, = chaff
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