GALEAE

GALEA

galea

(noun) an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

galeae

plural of galea

Source: Wiktionary


GALEA

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



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