"paleaceous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more paleaceous [comparative], most paleaceous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin palea (“chaff”) + -aceous. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|palea||chaff}} Latin palea (“chaff”), {{suffix|en||aceous}} + -aceous Head templates: {{en-adj}} paleaceous (comparative more paleaceous, superlative most paleaceous)
  1. (archaic, botany) chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Botany
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