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Noun: lamella (lamellae)  lu'me-lu
  1. Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
    - gill
     
  2. A thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
     
  3. Thin plate

Derived forms: lamellae

Type of: membrane, plant organ, plate, tissue layer

Part of: bone, os[2]

Encyclopedia: Lamella

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