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Galea vs Palea - What's the difference?

galea | palea |

In botany terms the difference between galea and palea

is that galea is an organ or a part of a plant that is shaped like a galea (helmet while palea is one of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

As nouns the difference between galea and palea

is that galea is a Roman helmet while palea is the interior chaff or husk of grasses.

galea

English

Noun

(galeae)
  • a Roman helmet
  • (botany) an organ or a part of a plant that is shaped like a galea (helmet)
  • (entomology) a mouthpart found in some species of chewing insect, which is shaped like a galea (helmet)
  • (surgery) A kind of bandage for the head.
  • (medicine) A headache extending all over the head.

    • Related terms

    * galeiform, galeate, galeated

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    palea

    English

    Noun

    (paleae)
  • (botany) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
  • (botany) One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.
  • (zoology) A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap.
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