columella
/ˌkɒləˈmɛlə/
columella noun: any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape.
Noun
columella (plural columellas or columellae)
- Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape.
- The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils.
- In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear.
- In gastropods, the structure that extends down the middle of the whorls of the shell.
- The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together.
- The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi.
- A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain.
columella meaning in Tamil
columella in Tamil
- காலுமெல்லா, சிறுதூணமைப்பு, சிற்றூண், சிறுகம்பம்
Forms of columella
| plural | columellas |
|---|---|
| plural | columellae |
Origin of columella
From Latin columella (“small column”).
Words formed from columella
Words that rhyme with columella
- stella
- Ella
- cinderella
- umbrella
- stracciatella
- a cappella
- fella
- ambarella
- citronella
- Coachella
- columnella
- hella
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- lamella
- micella
- mozzarella
- nigella
- predella
- salmonella
- Tudela
- varicella
- zooxanthella
- acanthella
- Adela
- amborella
- Bella
- brucella
- candela
- canella
- capitella
- castella
- cella
- cerebella
- chlorella
- clitella
- favela
- fellah
- flabella
- flagella
- fraxinella
- Gabriella
- haustella
- klebsiella
- labella
- mistella
- moraxella
- mortadella
- novella
- paella
- panatela
- petronella
- portabella
- prunella
- quinella
- rostella
- rubella
- scutella
- selaginella
- shigella
- subumbrella
- tarantella
Questions about columella
- What does columella mean?
- Columella means any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape.
- What is columella in Tamil?
- Columella in Tamil is காலுமெல்லா, சிறுதூணமைப்பு, சிற்றூண். See Columella meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is columella?
- Columella is a noun.
- How do you pronounce columella?
- Columella is pronounced /ˌkɒləˈmɛlə/.
- What is the plural of columella?
- The plural of columella is columellas.
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