galea Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum

L., a helmet.

(Bot.) The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.
(Surg.) A kind of bandage for the head.
(Pathol.) Headache extending all over the head.
(Paleon.) A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted, helmet-shaped shell.
(Zoöl.) The anterior, outer process of the second joint of the maxillae in certain insects.