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- [pey-lee-uh]
- /ˈpeɪ li ə/
- /pˈeɪliə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pey-lee-uh]
- /ˈpeɪ li ə/
Definitions of palea word
- noun plural palea a chafflike scale or bract. 1
- noun plural palea 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. 1
- noun palea the inner of two bracts surrounding each floret in a grass spikelet 0
- noun palea any small membranous bract or scale 0
- noun palea the upper, or inner, thin, membranous bract enclosing the flower in grasses 0
- noun palea pale2 (sense 4) 0
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Origin of palea
First appearance:
before 1745 One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < New Latin, special use of Latin palea chaff
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Parts of speech for Palea
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
palea popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.