Meaning of LAMELLA
| Pronunciation: | | lu'melu
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- [n] thin plate
- [n] a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
- [n] any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
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| | Synonyms: | | gill |
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| | See Also: | | bone, membrane, os, plant organ, plate, tissue layer | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \La*mel"la\, n.; pl. L. {Lamell[ae]}, E. {Lamellas}. [L.
lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle.
Cf. {Lamina}, {Omelet}.]
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.
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| | Definition: | | A thin, plate-like layer; middle lamella, the layer between the walls of two adjacent plant cells. |
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