blea

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noun

The part of a tree that lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or sapwood.

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Meanings

blea1

nounblea (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe part of a tree that lies immediately under the bark; the alburnum or sapwood.

    Authors differ greatly in opinion concerning the formation of the blea. Linnaeus imagined it was formed by the bark. But it is certain that the whole of the bark does not give birth to the blea […]

    1814, Benjamin Smith Barton, Elements of Botany

Blea2

proper nounBlea (plural Bleas)

plural Bleas

  1. A surname.

Origin

* As an English surname, variant of Blighe. Compare Blee. * As a Galician surname, variant of Brea.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

blea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blea

MLA

“blea.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blea. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blea,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blea.

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