What is the meaning of Palea?

The interior chaff or husk of grasses.

One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the receptacle of many compound flowers, such as the sunflower.

chaff

The wattles or gills of a cock.

dross

husk

straw

inflection of palear:

1. third-person singular present indicative
2. second-person singular imperative

third-person singular present indicative

second-person singular imperative

Source: wiktionary.org