(heraldry) vertically striped

(obsolete) pale; lacking colour

plural of palus

Alternative form of Bali

A Middle Indo-Aryan language of north India, closely related to Sanskrit; the sacred language of the Buddhist scriptures. / The Prakrit language of the Buddha.

recurrence, repetition

(heraldry) paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece is cut into two, having the colours used alternately or counterchanged

plural of palynologist

One who studies palynology (pollen, spores, and other particulate organic matter).

(sciences) The scientific study of spores, pollen and particulate organic matter in various matrices including the air (pollen counts), crime scenes, and sedimentary rocks.