Meaning

1 senses
  1. (archaic)Chaffy; resembling or consisting of paleae, or chaff

    a paleaceous receptacle

Origin

From Latin palea (“chaff”) + -aceous.

From Latin palea (“chaff”) + -aceous.

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Forms

more paleaceous, most paleaceous
Comparativemore paleaceous Lesson
Superlativemost paleaceous Lesson

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Word family

2 related words

See also

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