palea

[植](禾本科的)内稃, (菊科的)托苞

发音

UK /ˈpælɪə/
UK /ˈpeɪlɪə/
UK /ˈpalɪə/

词形变化

paleae 复数 paleae pales pales 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The interior chaff or husk of grasses.

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

    生物 植物学

词源

Borrowed from Latin palea (“chaff”).

来源：wiktionary