columellate

Variant of columella

columella definition

colu·mella (käl′yo̵̅o̅ mel′ə, -yə-)

noun pl. columellae -·mel′·lae (-ē)

any of a number of columnlike structures in plants and animals, as a small bone in the middle ear of amphibians, reptiles, etc.

Etymology: ModL < L, dim. of columen: see column

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