[ lə'mɛlə ]
■ noun ( plural ~e -li: )
1》 a thin layer, membrane, or plate of tissue, especially in bone.
2》 Botany a membranous fold in a chloroplast.
Derivatives
~r adjective
~te adjective
lamelliform adjective
lamellose adjective
Origin
C17: from L., dimin. of lamina 'thin plate'.