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lambswool
LAMDA
lame (1)
lame (2)
lamé
lame duck
lamebrain
lamedh
lamella
lamellaphone
lamelli-
lamellibranch
lamellicorn
lamelliform
lamely
lament
lamentable
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lamella
la·mel·la
[
lə méllə
]
(
plural
la·mel·lae
[
lə mé l
]
)
noun
Definition:
1.
anatomy
thin piece of bone:
any thin flat structure of bone or tissue
2.
fungi
part of fungus:
a gill of a fungus
3.
cell biology
membrane layer:
a membrane layer in a plant chloroplast
4.
construction
vault framework:
a structural part of wood, metal, or reinforced concrete that is crisscrossed to form a vault
[
Late 17th century. < Latin, "small thin plate" <
lamina
"thin plate or layer"
]
la·mel·lar
adjective
la·mel·lar·ly
adverb
la·mel·late
[
lə mé làyt,
lə méllət,
lámmə làyt
]
adjective
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la·mel·lar adjectivela·mel·lar·ly adverbla·mel·late [ lə mé làyt, lə méllət, lámmə làyt ] adjective
