noun
Meaning 1
A thin, plate-like structure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lame, lamina
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lamella
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UK, US: /ləˈmɛl.ə/
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rhymes with -ɛlə
noun
Meaning 2
A thin, plate-like structure.
The gill of a mushroom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lame, lamina
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
thin plate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plate
noun
Meaning 4
a thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: membrane, tissue layer
noun
Meaning 5
any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gill
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: plant organ
History
Etymology
From Latin lāmella (“small, thin plate of metal”), from lāmina (“thin plate”) + -lus (diminutive suffix).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: ламела (lamela) — thin structure
- Bulgarian: пластинка (plastinka) — thin structure
- Polish: blaszka — thin structure
- Polish: płytka — thin structure
- Russian: ламель (lamelʹ) — thin structure
- Spanish: laminilla — thin structure
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