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

galea \ga"lea\, n. l., a helmet.
   1. bot. the upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate
      flower.
      1913 webster

   2. surg. a kind of bandage for the head.
      1913 webster

   3. pathol. headache extending all over the head.
      1913 webster

   4. paleon. a genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted,
      helmet-shaped shell.
      1913 webster

   5. zool. the anterior, outer process of the second joint of
      the maxillae in certain insects.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

galea
     n : an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and
         enlarged petal as in aconitum
     also: galeae pl
see also:
galeae 

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