lamella

(lə melə)

noun pl. lamellae or lamellas

a thin, platelike part, layer, organ, or structure; specif.,
  1. one of the layers of bone around a Haversian canal
  2. one of the two plates forming a gill in bivalve mollusks
  3. the gill of an agaric, as a mushroom
  4. Cytology middle lamella

Origin: L, dim. of lamina: see lamina

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See lamella in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. la·mel·lae (-mĕlˈēˌ) or la·mel·las
A thin scale, plate, or layer of bone or tissue, as in the gills of a bivalve mollusk or around the minute vascular canals in bone.

Origin:

Origin: Latin lāmella, small thin plate

Origin: , diminutive of lāmina, thin plate

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Related Forms:

  • la·melˈlar adjective
  • la·melˈlar·ly adverb

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