Lamella

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lamella \La*mel"la\, n.; pl. L. {Lamell[ae]}, E. {Lamellas}. [L.
     lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle.
     Cf. {Lamina}, {Omelet}.]
     A thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing
     from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates
     or scales of which certain shells are composed.


     [1913 Webster] Lamellar

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lamella
       n 1: any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on
            the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
            [syn: {gill}]
       2: a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that
          form bones
       3: thin plate
       [also: {lamellae} (pl)]