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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
palea /ˈpeɪlɪə/

▶noun (pl. paleae /-lɪiː/) Botany the upper bract of the floret of a grass. Compare with lemma2.

– origin C18: from L., lit. ‘chaff’.

'palea' also found in these Oxford entries:

lemma - paillette

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