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galea

[ gey-lee-uh ]

noun

plural galeae
  1. Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.
  2. Anatomy. any of several helmet-shaped structures.


galea

/ ˈɡɪɪə /

noun

  1. a part or organ shaped like a helmet or hood, such as the petals of certain flowers
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈˌڴǰ, adjective
  • ˈˌٱ, adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of galea1

1700–10; < Latin: helmet
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of galea1

C18: from Latin: helmet
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Example Sentences

It sits on my counter, ovoid and glossy black, like the galea of a lightly villainous robot, with a touch-screen interface on its forehead and a protruding handle for a nose.

From

“I think here, it’s a bit more white and Danish,” says Dennis Petersen, who is in the harbour working on his traditional galeas schooner.

From

Lat. galea, Ital. galea, Port. gal�, of uncertain origin; from the Med.

From

The galea, or middle division, forms a simple lobe, while the lacinia has two large chitinous teeth on the inner edge, and internally four or five hairs arising from a thin edge.

From

Subgalea: a maxillary sclerite or segment, attached to the stipes, and bearing the galea or outer lobe.

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