galea
n.
calyx or corolla shaped like a helmet (Botany)
Galea
galea
Noun
1. an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum
(hypernym) plant organ
galea (f)
n.
helmet; galea; galley, type of ship propelled mainly by oars
Galea
(n.)
The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.
(n.)
The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects.
(n.)
Headache extending all over the head.
(n.)
A kind of bandage for the head.
(n.)
A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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