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LAMINAE
LAMINA
lamina
(noun) a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
laminae
(anatomy) plural of lamina
Anagrams
• Melania, anemial
Source: Wiktionary
LAMINA
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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