n.
Pronunciation: ' la-m ə -n ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nae \ - ˌ n ē , - ˌ n ī \ or -nas
Etymology: L
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