Crossword-Solution: PALEAE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Paleae | pl. | of Palea |
We have 3 clues for the answer “PALEAE”
| Clue | Answers |
|---|---|
| Bracts enclosing the flowers in grasses | 1 answer |
| Chafflike bracts. | 1 answer |
| Chaffy scales of composite flowers. | 1 answer |
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Poet’s word, with inverted comma, for the end of the day
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Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
ENE
Hint 3 another clue
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Sentences with PALEAE (2)
Ears expel anthers when kept in water in room; but the paleae apparently do not open and expose stigma; but the stigma could easily be artificially impregnated.
The history of one of these grains was as follows: In 1889 it yielded ears which were peculiarly narrow and long, and its stalks were also much longer than the wheat: the flowers remained exposed, with widely open paleae, for several days, and the grains were very peculiar, though wheat-like.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 3 times in crossword archives (1961–1984).