"lamella" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ləˈmɛl.ə/ [UK, US] Forms: lamellas [plural], lamellae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛlə Etymology: From Latin lāmella (“small, thin plate of metal”), from lāmina (“thin plate”) + -lus (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|lāmella||small, thin plate of metal}} Latin lāmella (“small, thin plate of metal”), {{suf|la|lāmina|-lus|gloss1=thin plate|pos2=diminutive suffix}} lāmina (“thin plate”) + -lus (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|lamellae}} lamella (plural lamellas or lamellae)
  1. A thin, plate-like structure. Translations (thin structure): ламела (lamela) [feminine] (Bulgarian), пластинка (plastinka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ламель (lamelʹ) [feminine] (Russian), laminilla [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-lamella-en-noun-t5mBeF7J Disambiguation of 'thin structure': 94 6
  2. (mycology) The gill of a mushroom. Categories (topical): Mycology
    Sense id: en-lamella-en-noun-Q-sZBpAp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 29 71 Topics: biology, mycology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lamelliferous, middle lamella Related terms: lamellate, lamellar, multilamellate, multilamellated, lame (english: thin plate; lamina)

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