LAMELLAE

LAMELLA

lamella

(noun) thin plate

lamella

(noun) a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones

gill, lamella

(noun) any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

lamellae

plural of lamella

Source: Wiktionary


LAMELLA

La*mel"la, n.; pl. L. Lamellæ, E. Lamellas. Etym: [L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet.]

Definition: a thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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