paleaceous

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adjective

chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff

“a paleaceous receptacle”

OriginLatin palea →
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Meanings

adjectivepaleaceous (comparative more paleaceous, superlative most paleaceous)

comparative more paleaceous · superlative most paleaceous

  1. archaicbiologychaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff

    a paleaceous receptacle

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
paleous

Origin

  1. Latinpalea“chaff”
  2. Englishpaleaceous

From Latin palea (“chaff”) + -aceous.

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APA

paleaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleaceous

MLA

“paleaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleaceous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paleaceous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paleaceous.

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