The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PALEA which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1959.
Bract enclosing the flower, in grasses crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PALEA | 100 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Bract enclosing the flower, in grasses
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- palea
- square
- glume
- spathe
- inferior
- spikelet
- lemma
- chaff
- bractlet
- brome grass
- panicle
- locusta
Crossword Answer definitions
PALEA noun- 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.
- A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap.
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