LAMINA

lamina

(noun) a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lamina (plural laminas or laminae)

A very thin layer of material.

Synonym: sheet

(anatomy) A thin plate or scale, such as the arch of a vertebra.

(botany) The flat part of a leaf or leaflet; the blade.

Synonym: blade

(geology) A fine layer that occurs in sedimentary rocks.

Anagrams

• Almain, Animal, Malian, Manila, Milana, al-Amin, aminal, animal, maalin, manila

Source: Wiktionary


Lam"i*na, n.; pl. L. Lamella.

1. A thin plate or scale; a laying over another; -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone or minerals.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of a petal or sepal of a flower. Gray.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin, flat processes composing the vane of a feather.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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