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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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