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Palea vs Pala - What's the difference?

palea | pala |

As nouns the difference between palea and pala

is that palea is the interior chaff or husk of grasses while pala is a part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped and can be used as a scoop for feeding.

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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    pala

    English

    Noun

    (palae)
  • A part of an insect's leg that is spade-shaped and can be used as a scoop for feeding.

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