n.
Pronunciation: l ə - ' me-l ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural la · mel · lae \ - ' me-( ˌ )l ē , - ˌ l ī \ also lamellas
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, diminutive of lamina thin plate
Date: 1678
: a thin flat scale, membrane, or layer: as a : one of the thin plates composing the gills of a bivalve mollusk b : a gill of a mushroom