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laminiferous

laminiferous adjective: having a structure consisting of laminae, or thin layers.

Adjective

laminiferous (not comparable)

  1. Having a structure consisting of laminae, or thin layers.
    • laminiferous coral
    • laminiferous shell

Origin of laminiferous

From lamina + -i- + -ferous.

Questions about laminiferous

What does laminiferous mean?
Laminiferous means having a structure consisting of laminae, or thin layers.
What part of speech is laminiferous?
Laminiferous is an adjective.

Words near laminiferous in the dictionary

  1. lamington drive
  2. lamington drives
  3. lamingtons
  4. laminid
  5. laminids
  6. laminiferous
  7. laminiform
  8. laminin
  9. laminins
  10. laminiplantar
  11. laminiplantation

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