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Pales vs Palea - What's the difference?

pales | palea |

As a proper noun pales

is (roman god) the deity of shepherds, flocks and livestock in roman mythology.

As a noun palea is

(botany) the interior chaff or husk of grasses.

pales

English

Etymology 1

Verb

(head)
  • (pale)
  • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (head)
  • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Jèrriais==

    Adjective

    (roa-jer-adj-form)
  • ----

    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.
  • (Webster 1913) ----