galea

American  

[gey-lee-uh] / ˈgeɪ li ə /

noun

plural

galeae

1. Botany. a part of the calyx or corolla having the form of a helmet, as the upper lip of the corolla of the monkshood.

2. Anatomy. any of several helmet-shaped structures.

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galea British  

/ ˈɡeɪlɪə /

noun

1. a part or organ shaped like a helmet or hood, such as the petals of certain flowers

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Other Word Forms

• galeate adjective
• galeiform adjective

Etymology

Origin of galea

1700–10; < Latin: helmet

Example Sentences

It is the Dolium galea, good friends, and we could tell you six other kinds that are suspected of this meanness.

From Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 34, November 19, 1870 by Various

Mandibles present in pupa, vestigial in imago; maxillae suctorial without specialization; first maxillae with lacinia, galea and palp.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various

The galea, or middle division, forms a simple lobe, while the lacinia has two large chitinous teeth on the inner edge, and internally four or five hairs arising from a thin edge.

From Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses by Packard, A. S. (Alpheus Spring)

Paraglossa: a paired, labial structure, lying at each side of the ligula; often connected with it; sometimes free and two-jointed: corresponds to the galea of maxilla.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Subgalea: a maxillary sclerite or segment, attached to the stipes, and bearing the galea or outer lobe.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.