Found 2 items, similar to Galea.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: galea
galea
n : an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and
enlarged petal as in Aconitum
[also:
galeae (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Galea
Galea
\Ga"le*a\, n. [L., a helmet.]
1. (Bot.) The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate
flower.
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2. (Surg.) A kind of bandage for the head.
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3. (Pathol.) Headache extending all over the head.
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4. (Paleon.) A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted,
helmet-shaped shell.
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5. (Zo["o]l.) The anterior, outer process of the second joint
of the maxillae in certain insects.
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