Laminae

3 definitions found

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

  Lamina \Lam"i*na\ (l[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Lamin[ae]}
     (-n[=e]) E. {Laminas} (-n[.a]z). [L. cf. {Lamella}.]
     1. A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another;
        -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone
        or minerals.
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     2. (Bot.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of
        a petal or sepal of a flower. --Gray.
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     3. (Zool.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin,
        flat processes composing the vane of a feather.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  lamina
       n : a thin plate or layer (especially of bone or mineral)
       [also: {laminae} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  laminae
       See {lamina}