lamella

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gill peel flake film coat lamina scale skin plate disk covering membrane blade sheet leaf
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Antonyms

center base basis whole middle core
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Hypernyms

plate membrane plant organ tissue layer

Related terms

lame laminate lamination laminated lamellar lamellate

Phrases with the word

Spongia officinalis lamella myelin lamella cornoid lamella exsolution lamella

Derivatives

lamellae lamellas

Anagrams

malleal

Examples

Many novices have mistaken humid water marks on paper for white spore prints, or discolored paper from oozing liquids on lamella edges for colored spored prints. Source: Internet

In schizolytic dehiscence, a double-dividing wall with a central lamella (layer) forms between the cells; the central layer then breaks down thereby releasing the spores. Source: Internet

A round lamella was placed at such a distance from the measuring device that it would be seen at the same angle as the Sun. Source: Internet

Soret estimated the temperature of the lamella to be approximately 1900 °C to 2000 °C. Source: Internet

The cells are held together and share the gelatinous membrane called the middle lamella, which contains magnesium and calcium pectates (salts of pectic acid ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lamedh lamehead lamel lamellae lamellaphone lamellar