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Definition for PAL-E-A'CEOUS
PALE
PAL'ED
PAL-E-A'CEOUS
, a. [L.
palea
, straw, chaff.]
Chaffy; resembling chaff, or consisting of it; as, a paleaceous pappus. – Lee.
Chaffy; furnished with chaff; as, a paleaceous receptacle. – Martyn.
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