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Definition of: lamella
(lə·mel′ə) noun plural ·lae (-ē)
1. A thin plate, scale, or lamina, as in the gills of bivalves, or in bone.
2. Bot. A gill of a mushroom, one of the thin plates attached to the under side of the cap. [<NL <L, dim. of lamina a lamina]
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