Squamellae

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Squamella \Squa*mel"la\ (skw[.a]*m[e^]l"l[.a]), n.; pl.
     {Squamellae} (-l[=e]). [NL., dim. fr. L. squama a scale.]
     (Bot.)
     A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the
     receptacle in many composite plants; a palea.
     [1913 Webster]