/ˈpælɪə/, /ˈpeɪlɪə/, /ˈpalɪə/
OriginBorrowed from Latin palea (“chaff”).
- The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
- 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.”
Formspaleae(plural) · pales(plural)