paleal
/ˈpeɪliəl/
adjective
- Relating to or resembling a palea (a chaffy scale or bract in grasses and some other plants).
- Each floret in the grass inflorescence is enclosed by a paleal bract.
- Botanists examined the paleal scales under a microscope to identify the grass species.
- The paleal structures of the wheat spikelet help protect the developing grain.