3 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)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: lamellae See {lamella}
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