Palea

Palea ( Latin palea " chaff ") called

• in botany:
  • the chaff from a daisy family
  • the palea of the Poaceae
  • the chaff scales of ferns
• in zoology:
  • Paleae , specialized bristles ( chaetae ) on the lid (operculum) of tube worms
  • a monotypical genus of turtles, see neck-thorn softshell turtle

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.