palea

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈpælɪə/|/ˈpeɪlɪə/|/ˈpalɪə/|/ˈpeɪlɪə/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
  2. 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.

词形变化

paleae plural pales plural

词汇关系

衍生词
paleaceous paleal paleate paleola paleous

词源

Etymology tree
Latin paleabor.
English palea
Borrowed from Latin palea (“chaff”).
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