+ Paucapalea, perhaps the first disciple of Gratian, whence, it is said, the name "palea" given to the additions to the "Decretum".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy] Reference

Grain is enclosed in the fourth glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Grain narrow ellipsoidal or cylindric as long as the palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Grain is tightly enclosed in the third glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Grain is oblong, free within the hardened glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The fourth glume and its palea adhere together by their margins.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The grain is oblong, free within the hardened glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Grain is oblong to ellipsoidal free within the glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Grain is oblong, free within the hardened fourth glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The grain is oblong, compressed, free within the glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Grain is free and enclosed by the hardened fourth glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The palea is homologous with the prophyllum which it very much resembles.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Grain is ovoid or oblong, compressed, free within the glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The lower palea of this plant forms an inverted flower-bud upon its midrib.    From Wordnik.com.  [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference

The third glume is hyaline, ovate, acute, male or neuter, with a membranous palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Grain is oblong, narrowed at the base, obtuse, free within the glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Grain is tightly enclosed by the hardened glume and its palea and is oblong or ellipsoid.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

On the other face of the grain which is towards the palea, the hilum is seen at the base.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

In mature spikelets the grain which is free is enclosed by the fourth glume and its palea.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The fourth glume becomes firm and rigid along with its palea and usually encloses the grain.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

Generally there are two nerves in a palea and its margins are enclosed within those of the glume.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The palea is fairly uniform in its structure in many grasses, but it is also subject to variation.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The palea becomes firm in texture like the glume instead of remaining hyaline, and so it is often mistaken for.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The third glume is oblong or oblong ovate, acute, 5-nerved, paleate, male; palea is very short and small, bipartite.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference

The palea is narrow, linear-lanceolate, as long as the glume, 3-nerved, rigid, dorsally ciliate, and with hyaline margins.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses] Reference