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noun
Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
In gastropods, the structure that extends down the middle of the whorls of the shell.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, malacology, natural-sciences
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noun
The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: coral science
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noun
The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
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noun
A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, palynology, physical-sciences
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noun
a small column (or structure resembling a column) that is a part of a plant or animal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: column, tower, pillar
History
From Latin columella (“small column”).
Across languages
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