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How do you use Palea in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Palea in a sentence

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Palea | Palearctic

Palea meaning

  1. The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
  2. One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

Using Palea

  • The main meaning on this page is: The interior chaff or husk of grasses. | One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

Context around Palea

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 16 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 0 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

smaller 1× aspronisi 1×

Often after:

kameni 1×

Sentence patterns with Palea

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

called a palea or receptacular 1× the smaller palea kameni 1× thirasia aspronisi palea and nea 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

each floret may 1× in the centre 1× the area of 1×

Common sentence endings:

and nea kameni 1× or receptacular bract 1× smaller palea kameni 1×

Words around Palea

Just before it in the word index:

pale 599 paldiski 4 paldi 3 palden 5 paldean 4 paldea 10

Just after it in the word index:

palearctic 3 paled 26 palekar 8 paleke 2 palembang 16 palen 7

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Palea

  • In this selection, "palea" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 16 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, smaller, aspronisi and kameni stand out and add context to how "palea" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include called a palea or receptacular and the smaller palea kameni. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "palea" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with palea

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In the centre is the larger Nea Kameni and the smaller Palea Kameni. (13 words)

Each floret may be subtended by a bract, called a "palea" or "receptacular bract". (14 words)

The area of Santorini incorporates a group of islands created by volcanoes, spanning across Thera, Thirasia, Aspronisi, Palea, and Nea Kameni. (21 words)

Longer example sentences

The area of Santorini incorporates a group of islands created by volcanoes, spanning across Thera, Thirasia, Aspronisi, Palea, and Nea Kameni. (21 words)

Each floret may be subtended by a bract, called a "palea" or "receptacular bract". (14 words)

In the centre is the larger Nea Kameni and the smaller Palea Kameni. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

Each floret may be subtended by a bract, called a "palea" or "receptacular bract".

In the centre is the larger Nea Kameni and the smaller Palea Kameni.

The area of Santorini incorporates a group of islands created by volcanoes, spanning across Thera, Thirasia, Aspronisi, Palea, and Nea Kameni.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "palea" in a sentence?
An example: "Each floret may be subtended by a bract, called a "palea" or "receptacular bract"." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "palea" from authentic English texts.
What does "palea" mean?
Palea means: The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
How many example sentences with "palea" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "palea", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.