 Palea (botany) (source code)

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= Palea
{disambiguate=botany}

In a <grass> <floret>, the <palea (botany)> is the upper of the two enclosing <bracts>; the lower is the <lemma (botany)>.<Glossary of Botanical Terms by PlantNET>[P, palea, sense 1]{ref}

During dissection, open the basal <glumes> of the <spikelet>, then separate each <floret>'s <lemma (botany)> and <palea (botany)>. This follows two different levels of the <inflorescence>.

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