Word: paleal
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pa
leal
Definition: Relating to a palea. One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.
Morphemes:
Affix: palea
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: palea
Language: la
Decoded: palea
Meaning: chaff
Affix: -al
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Of or pertaining to. Adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.