galea
(noun) an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
galeae
plural of galea
Source: Wiktionary
Ga"le*a, n.Etym: [L., a helmet. ]
1. (Bot.)
Definition: The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.
2. (Surg.)
Definition: A kind of bandage for the head.
3. (Pathol.)
Definition: Headache extending all over the head.
4. (Paleon.)
Definition: A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell.
5. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
