lamella
noun
- biological term
- part of some mushrooms
- textiles term
- roof structure
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ləˈmɛl.ə/
noun
Etymology: From Latin lāmella (“small, thin plate of metal”), from lāmina (“thin plate”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).
- 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.”
- A thin, plate-like structure.