"squama" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: squamae [plural], squamas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin squāma (“scale”). Doublet of squame. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|squāma||scale}} Latin squāma (“scale”), {{doublet|en|squame}} Doublet of squame Head templates: {{en-noun|squamae|s}} squama (plural squamae or squamas)
  1. (medicine) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium. Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-squama-en-noun-EvdiYYhd Topics: medicine, sciences
  2. (botany) The bract of a deciduous spike. Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy
    Sense id: en-squama-en-noun-ePgVOs~k Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 9 35 41 15 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  3. (botany) Any scaly bracted leaf. Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy
    Sense id: en-squama-en-noun-C-8B~m1L Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 9 35 41 15 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  4. (entomology) A calypter. Categories (topical): Entomology, Plant anatomy
    Sense id: en-squama-en-noun-yrBF2rtf Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 9 35 41 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 16 29 44 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: squamation Related terms: squamous

Inflected forms

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        "(medicine) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium."
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        "(botany) The bract of a deciduous spike."
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        "Any scaly bracted leaf."
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        "(entomology) A calypter."
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        "A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium."
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        "(medicine) A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred of epithelium."
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        "(botany) The bract of a deciduous spike."
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        "Any scaly bracted leaf."
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        "(botany) Any scaly bracted leaf."
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        "A calypter."
      ],
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        "(entomology) A calypter."
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