lamella Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
    gill.
  2. noun a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
  3. noun thin plate

WordNet

La*mel"la noun
Etymology
L. lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle. Cf. Lamina, Omelet.
Wordforms
plural L Lamellæ E Lamellas
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913