lamella

noun
/ləˈmɛl.ə/UK

Etymology

From Latin lāmella (“small, thin plate of metal”), from lāmina (“thin plate”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).

  1. derived from lāmella — “small, thin plate of metal

Definitions

  1. A thin, plate-like structure.

    • The most recent study has been made by Hayasi (78), who finds that the calcareous lamellae which form the sclerodermites are formed by secretions of the calicoblasts and that the latter are not themselves calcified.

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