LAMINA


Meaning of LAMINA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈla-mə-nə ]

noun

( plural lam·i·nae -ˌnē, -ˌnī ; or -nas )

Etymology: Latin

Date: circa 1656

1. : a thin plate or scale : layer

2. : the expanded part of a foliage leaf

3. : one of the narrow thin parallel plates of soft vascular sensitive tissue that cover the flesh within the wall of a hoof

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.