LAMELLA


Meaning of LAMELLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lə-ˈme-lə ]

noun

( plural la·mel·lae -ˈme-(ˌ)lē, -ˌlī ; 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

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