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lamellae

UK/ləˈmɛl.i/

lamellae is the plural of lamella.

Meaning of lamella

Noun

lamella (plural lamellas or lamellae)

  1. A thin, plate-like structure.
    • The most recent study has been made by Hayasi (78), who finds that the calcareous lamellae which form the sclerodermites are formed by secretions of the calicoblasts and that the latter are not themselves calcified.1943, Thomas Wayland Vaughan, John West Wells, Revision of the Suborders Families, and Genera of the Scleractinia, page 32
    Synonyms:
    lame, lamina
    1. The gill of a mushroom.

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Questions about lamellae

What is lamellae the plural of?
Lamellae is the plural of lamella.
How do you pronounce lamellae?
Lamellae is pronounced /ləˈmɛl.i/ (UK).

Words near lamellae in the dictionary

  1. lameducks
  2. lamehead
  3. lameheads
  4. lamel
  5. lamella
  6. lamellae
  7. lamellaphone
  8. lamellaphones
  9. lamellar
  10. lamellar corpuscle
  11. lamellar corpuscles

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