1. shaped like a helmet or having a helmet-like structure; covered with or resembling a galea
Usage: botanical and zoological term; formal/technical

Examples

• The galeate flowers of the snapdragon resemble tiny helmets.
• The insect's galeate head structure provided protection.
• Botanists identified the plant by its distinctive galeate corolla.
• The galeate shape of the seed pod is characteristic of this species.