Answer: paleae

AnswerCrossword Clue
PALEAEChaffy scales of composite flowers.
PALEAEChafflike bracts.
PALEAEBracts enclosing the flowers in grasses
paleaethe scalelike, membranous organ in the flowers of grasses that is situated upon a secondary axis in the axil of the flowering glume and envelops the stamens and pistil
paleaePALEA, a small bract, also PALET
paleaeone of the chaffy scales on the receptacle of many composite plants