"columella" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌkɒləˈmɛlə/ Audio: En-us-columella.oga Forms: columellas [plural], columellae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: From Latin columella (“small column”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|columella||small column}} Latin columella (“small column”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|columellae}} columella (plural columellas or columellae)
  1. (biology) Any of various small structures in plants or animals that are columnar in shape. Categories (topical): Biology Translations (any of various small structures in plants or animals): kolumella (Finnish), columelle (French), columelă [feminine] (Romanian), columela [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-columella-en-noun-5zNERDy0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 23 13 14 6 7 26 Topics: biology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'any of various small structures in plants or animals': 65 5 7 7 3 9 6
  2. (anatomy) The skin at the end of the septum which separates the nostrils. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (skin at the end of the septum): kolumella (Finnish), columelă [feminine] (Romanian), columela [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-columella-en-noun-Mpf8JqxV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 23 13 14 6 7 26 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'skin at the end of the septum': 5 64 7 6 5 3 11
  3. (comparative anatomy) In birds, reptiles, and amphibians, the small bone which carries vibration from the tympanum to the inner ear. Tags: comparative
    Sense id: en-columella-en-noun-57kERjlb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 23 13 14 6 7 26 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (malacology) In gastropods, the structure that extends down the middle of the whorls of the shell. Categories (topical): Malacology
    Sense id: en-columella-en-noun-i81MWQfr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 23 13 14 6 7 26 Topics: biology, malacology, natural-sciences
  5. (coral science) The structure at the center of the calyx where the septa join together.
    Sense id: en-columella-en-noun-Fem04Ds7
  6. (mycology) The central sterile portion of the sporangium in various fungi. Categories (topical): Mycology Translations (central sterile portion of the sporangium): keskipatsas (Finnish), kolumella (Finnish), columelă [feminine] (Romanian), columela [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-columella-en-noun-3o2jW9kU Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'central sterile portion of the sporangium': 2 1 2 2 0 90 2
  7. (palynology) A rod-shaped reinforcing element of the sexine layer of a pollen grain. Categories (topical): Palynology
    Sense id: en-columella-en-noun-X3uyhk-D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 23 13 14 6 7 26 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 16 12 13 4 5 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 18 13 15 5 7 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 18 15 15 5 7 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 19 14 16 5 8 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 20 15 16 4 6 26 Topics: biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, palynology, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: columella nasi, columellar, columellate, columelliform, columelloid, pseudocolumella

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "any of various small structures in plants or animals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "columela"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "skin at the end of the septum",
      "word": "kolumella"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "skin at the end of the septum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "columelă"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "skin at the end of the septum",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "columela"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "central sterile portion of the sporangium",
      "word": "keskipatsas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "central sterile portion of the sporangium",
      "word": "kolumella"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "central sterile portion of the sporangium",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "columelă"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "central sterile portion of the sporangium",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "columela"
    }
  ],
  "word": "columella"
}

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