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lami·na (lam′i nə)

noun pl. laminae -·nae′ (-nē′) or laminas -·nas

  1. a thin flake, scale, or layer, as of metal or animal tissue
  2. the flat, expanded part of a leaf; blade, as distinguished from the petiole

Etymology: L, thin piece of metal or wood < ? IE *(s)tlamen, a spreading out < base *stel-, to spread

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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