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Definition of "paleate" []

  • In botany, bearing paleæ or chaff; paleaceous: said chiefly or wholly of the receptacle in a capitulum or head.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

Use "paleate" in a sentence
  • "The fourth glume is as long as the third and the second, oblong or ovate, coriaceous, narrowed into a straight terminal awn, paleate and bisexual; palea is oblong, coriaceous and 2-nerved."
  • "The fourth glume is very slender, hyaline, linear, paleate with three stamens or empty."
  • "The _third glume_ is oblong lanceolate, obtuse, 5-nerved, a little shorter than the second glume, paleate and with stamens; _palea_ is short."