Associations to the word «Lamella»

Wiktionary

LAMELLA, noun. A thin, plate-like structure.
LAMELLA, noun. (mycology) The gill of a mushroom.

Dictionary definition

LAMELLA, noun. Any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus.
LAMELLA, noun. A thin membrane that is one of the calcified layers that form bones.
LAMELLA, noun. Thin plate.

Wise words

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