Lamellas

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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