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lamella

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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.

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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

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