lamellae

Variant of lamella

lamella definition

la·mella (lə mel′ə)

noun pl. lamellae -·lae (-ē) or lamellas -·las

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

Etymology: L, dim. of lamina: see lamina

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